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Computer
Software
•System
software consists of programs to control the operations of computer equipment
•Instructions
in the operating system tell the computer
how to perform the functions of loading,
storing, and executing an application program and how to transfer data
•When
a computer is turned on, the operating system is loaded into the computer’s memory from auxiliary storage, a process called booting
•Most
computers use an operating system that has a graphical user interface (GUI)