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What refers to any program that tells a computer what to do and how to do it?
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∙ 11y ago
Generally, Operating Systems are what do the direct talking/giving instructions to the computer. An operating system (like Windows, Linux, or OS X) presents the computer's system in a way that anyone can understand. You tell the operating system what to do, and it will effectively 'translate' it into the language the computer understands.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoSoftware (a set of instructions that tell the computer what to do)
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∙ 11y agoWhen the computer is booted up at the start the instructions are held by the BIOS, if a suitable OS is found the BIOS give the computer basic control over your computers hardware.
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∙ 6y agoThose are called "programs" or "software", also "applications", "apps", etc., depending on the context.
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∙ 11y agoOperating System (OS)
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Software refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer to do. These instructions are called?
Software refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. These instruction sets are called
Is any intructions that tells a computer what to do?
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A program like any computer program, intended to alter your configuration in a malicious way, or weaken your security.
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A Java developer helps create a program which can understand any form of computer language. A Java developer tries to make a program that can understand the computer language that is on any computer platform.
Can installing the program Stylish give your computer any viruses?
no
Can you open a CD from a windows computer program with an apple computer?
If the CD contains photos or music they will work on a Mac. If the CD contains a Windows program it will not run on any Apple computer.
How can you prevent a computer virus from attacking your machine?
Any antivirus program can do that.
Was Word the first program on a computer?
No. The first computer program came several years before Word did. There does not seem to be any agreement as to what the first program was, but suffice it to say there were several that came before Word. In fact, Ada Lovelace arguably wrote a "computer program" in 1842!
What is part of the computer system including memory storage devices and the miroprocessor that can be used by a computer program?
Your hard drive, video card, NIC etc. Basically any part of your computer but wires can be used by a computer program.
