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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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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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 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 software is good to synthesis rock and metal music with real sounding virtual instruments?
Q. What software is good to synthesis rock and metal music with real sounding virtual instruments. I want to do digital recording using virtual guitar, drums and bass and i want it to sound real. What software packages do you recommend?
Asked by Kyle - Sun Jun 7 12:45:07 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. buy fl studio (10% discount with this link): https://support.image-lin e.com/jshop/shop.php?offe r=Default&promo=BFHEHAH48 6 then buy this drum package to use in FL studio: then use FL Studios Slayer guitar plugin for your guitar. Or use hardcore effect plugin that's in FL Studio to turn almost any sound into a mean guitar sound. hope that helps
Answered by Joe J - Sun Jun 7 23:57:51 2009

What software allows you to make a powerpoint presentation more like a movie?
Q. I have to do a powerpoint on the Maya for my Spanish class. I didnt want to the same old,long, boring presentations. I remember last year, one of my friends used a software that made the powerpoint presentation more like a movie. I havent been able to contact that friend but I was hoping others may know the software he used.
Asked by OGuriya - Wed May 13 01:44:02 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Photoshop cs2 or higher if you have one, you can go to windows>animation a box will appear then you can go from there it's easy specially when you know how to use the photoshop already :)
Answered by bacon & cheese - Wed May 13 02:32:07 2009

From Yahoo Answer Search: "software"
Mon Jul 13 19:04:59 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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Mon Jul 6 20:37:34 2009

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