Monday, May 24, 2010

Software


Software or computer software is a term that is generaly used for data that is digitally stored. Usually when we say software we think about computer programs and lots of others data and informations writen, read and used by computers. The term and a name of software was made as an oposit to the hardware which represents something we can reach or touch, but software cannot be touched. Software can be used for various jobs that computer can do for us, so it's very important to have software reviews so we could know what specific software does and does it suitable for us and usage on our computer.

Today we have various tipes of software and computer program can be almost any size. We can find it from only few kilobytes to more than a few gigabytes and thay have vide range of implementation. Important thing is to chose software that meats our needs but also it's important to know what are our computers (hardware) capabilities. Usually newer versions of software hawe more functions, they get bigger, they need stronger computers so they could run properlly. Since computers and tehnicks evolve so does software. We have many categories and subcategories in which we can divide software, for example: Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware, Audio and Video, Codecs, Editors and Convertors, Players, Browsers and Plugins, Browsers, Plugins, CD and DVD Tools, Burning, DVD Players, Ripping, Compression and Backup, Backup, Compression, Desktop, Launchers, Widgets, Developer Tools, Databases, Editors, Virtualization, Drivers, Graphics, File Sharing, File Transfer, Download Managers, FTP related, Firewalls and Security, Data Encryption, Firewalls, Messaging and Chat, Email, Instant Messaging, Voice, Networking and Admin, Private Networking, Office and News, Office Applications, PDF, Photos and Images, Image Editors, Image Managers, Image Viewers, System Tuning, Benchmarking, Defragmentation, System Info, Uncategorized, Anti-Virus and more.

Todays software industries worth billions of dollars a year and there are many software making companies. Competiotion is very strong and companies must develope new software all the time. New software versions, enhanced, are launched every day, sometimes it gives user only a small diference comparing to the old version but sometimes we can download new versions with some major fixes and solved problems that had previous version.