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Singular software

Plural uncountable

software (uncountable)

  1. (computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM). Compare hardware.
    • 1958, John W. Tukey, "The Teaching of Concrete Mathematics" in The American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 65, no. 1 (Jan. 1958), pp 1-9:
      The "software" comprising the carefully planned interpretive routines, compilers, and other aspects of automative programming are at least as important to the modern electronic calculator as its "hardware" of tubes, transistors, wires, tapes and the like.
    • 1995, Paul Niquette, Softword: Provenance for the Word ‘Software’:
      As originally conceived, the word "software" was merely an obvious way to distinguish a program from the computer itself. A program comprised sequences of changeable instructions each having the power to command the behavior of the permanently crafted machinery, the "hardware."

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Mon Jul 6 04:09:05 2009

Software includes things such as websites, programs or video games, that are coded by programming languages like C or C++.

"Software" is sometimes used in a broader context to mean anything which is not hardware but which is used with hardware, such as film, tapes and records.

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Mon Jul 6 00:28:28 2009

What software should I use for designing a math textbook?
Q. I am currently writing a math textbook, and want to know what software publishers / authors use to design their book. I am currently using LaTeX to write up my book, however I need a software that can do fancy graphics as well as support math fonts. Any suggestions on software packages will be greatly appreciated. emacs, you have to be joking right. Can I use LaTex and Photoshop together ? For example, after creating a pdf file using LaTex can I import it into photoshop ?
Asked by Lazy Eight ( ) - Sun Feb 8 14:45:42 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. TeXnic Center You can generate a PDF file from simple text and LaTeX format... perfect for math rendering
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What software are there to track which websites a wireless router user has visited?
Q. I am looking for software that can track the websites and webpages a user has visited. For example, I am operating a wireless router that connects 5-7 users to the Internet. I am interested in what are these people are doing with my wireless service, as in are they abusing the wireless service that I am providing to them? I am interested in how much time they are spending on the Internet, what websites they have visited or the webpages they are surfing and if they are downloading materials. I know that such software are available on the open market but so far, I'm not sure where to find them. I am hoping for examples of such software that I can use. Furthermore, I also wonder if the users on my wireless router can block such tracking… [cont.]
Asked by warlord - Wed Jul 11 00:17:16 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. One solution is to setup a transparent proxy. This can be done as to not interfere with access but can provide all sorts of data including every web access or you can restrict certain sites if you really want to. There are several add-ons that have been done for squid to provide reporting from the logs that it can keep. A side benefit is that using caching you can maximize bandwidth and make browsing effectively quicker for sites that are visited frequently or by multiple users. This is basically a free solution. Any, say, old pentium machine with decent network cards, a fair amount of memory, HD space and Linux loaded on it can handle this. You could also use something like tcpdump (a packet capture utility) which can monitor *all*… [cont.]
Answered by tj - Wed Jul 11 00:56:10 2007

What kind of software should i buy fro making music?
Q. I love producing music, but no i want to get a nice software that allows me to produce professionally music and that is easy to handle, learn and manage, can people specialized in the area tell me what kind of software is the best to get easy, practical and more professional results? By the way i have an Aple Mac Book Pro. 5 point to the best answer!
Asked by Roberto - Sun Dec 14 05:33:05 2008 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Logic Pro 8 But don't expect to get professional results overnight. Producing music is something that can take a whole career to grasp, and the software only provides the tools that *would not hinder you* to get the results. They don't help you as such, they just don't put any barriers in your way. So get swatting up on sound, phase, digital audio, EQ, compression and dynamics, gain structure, effective use of panning and soundstage, etc etc.
Answered by Matt - Sun Dec 14 05:42:55 2008

From Yahoo Answer Search: "software"
Fri Jul 17 18:50:22 2009

Computer software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some task on a computer system.

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  • A solid working knowledge of productivity software and other IT tools has become a basic foundation for success in virtually any career. Beyond that, however, I don't think you can overemphasise the importance of having a good background in maths and science.

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