What is the Difference between function and program and software?

Answer 1

SOFTWARE is a collection of some programmes which is designed for specific task to be done.while the programme is a set of instruction written in a comp understood language to do a specific work. Ex: Calci is a software and the instructions written to add two numbers is a programme.but calci has many functions for all of which has different programmes written..

Answer 2

Software is both a program and a code. A computer consists of hardware and software. The hardware is the stuff you can physically touch. The software is the programs and data, both of which must be digitally encoded.

Answer 3

A function is a subroutine or procedure that performs one or more tasks within a computer program. Functions typically perform just one task and are relatively simple, often just one or two lines of code, but some may be highly complex. Functions may call other functions, thus complex functions can be broken down into a series of very simple function calls. With well-named functions, code becomes self-documenting, minimising the need for comments that would otherwise add no value to the code and would only serve to distract the reader. Functions also help when you have repeated sections of code that may be called from a variety of other functions, thus reducing code duplication and reducing the maintenance cost; changing one function is much easier than changing all instances of the same code throughout a program.

A program is a collection of one or more functions, subroutines or procedures, the combination of which is intended to solve a particular problem. Every program has at least one function, the main function, which serves as the entry point for the application. The main function typically handles command-line input (the program's arguments) and co-ordinates calls to other functions to perform the actual processing based upon those arguments. When the main function ends, the program ends. Programs are often called executables because they contain machine code instructions that will execute as soon as the program is loaded into memory by the program loader. Programs also contain data utilised by those instructions but can also pull data from other sources. Programs can also load and execute other programs.

Function libraries are a special type of program that contain functions that can be called from other programs. These have a main function as well and can execute instructions when loaded but generally they simply remain in memory so that other programs can make use of their functions. The operating system keeps track of which programs are using which libraries so that when all programs using a particular library have terminated, the library can be unloaded from memory automatically.

Software is the antonym of hardware. The hardware is the physical component while the software is the machine-readable code utilised by the hardware. In computing, you cannot realistically have one without the other. The code includes machine instructions as well as data utilised by those instructions. A computer program is software. A function library is software. A data file is software. Basically, anything that cannot be physically touched is software. The term firmware applies to software that is semi-permanently encoded into the hardware itself. Firmware is typically used to provide the basic operational code that allows a system to enumerate and initialise devices prior to loading more general purpose software, which includes the operating system itself.

Answer 4

A computer is the hardware of your system; the stuff you can actually touch and feel. Computer programs, aka "Software", is just that - you cannot touch it. The hardware runs the software. In other words, the computer program needs the computer, but not the other way around.

Answer 5

Program is a step by step instructions which are given by programmer to the computer to follow.

Example :- For making simple calculator the programmer specifies the instructions in some programming language for doing the arithematic operations and to take input from user and to display the answer.

This program makes a software of calculator.

Different programs are combined to make a software.

Software is that thing which you cannot touch it but you can only see it on computer or some other electronics devices.

Answer 6

Software programs cover all types of program including applications. Application programs are best thought of as being user-level programs. This differentiates them from the system-level programs and low-level utilities such as operating system kernels, device drivers, subsystem programs and so on.

Answer 7

Program is a set of instruction of a computer to perform.

Software is the various kind of program that is used to operate computer smoothly.

Answer 8

A program is a part of a software. A program consist of some line of codes . A software is one that consists a set of programs.

Answer 9

It is both. Programs and data are all encoded in binary, thus they are software.