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Categories of Software Project To: Williams and Smith Accounting Services From: Adam Ashton Date: Friday, 06 January 2006 Re: Categories of Software Introduction In this report I will explain the different types of software that are available, show what their purpose is and their advantages and disadvantages. Hardware and Software Before I start, I will explain the difference between software and hardware as many people mix up these terms. Hardware refers to the parts of a computing system that you can actually touch or see. This means things like the monitor, the keyboard and mouse etc. The computer circuit boards, the printer and all the disc drives are part of the hardware of the system. All these are the things that are manufactured and assembled in a factory. The software of the system means the program's which have to be written by a computer programmer. These things may well be stored inside the computer, perhaps in magnetic form...

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