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2. Software - Wikipedia

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   Most creative professionals have switched to software-based tools such as computer-aided design, 3D modeling, digital image editing, and computer animation. [72] Almost every complex device is controlled by software.

3. Software appliance - Wikipedia

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   A software appliance is a software application combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) to run optimally on industry-standard hardware (typically a server) or in a virtual machine. [1] It is a software distribution or firmware that implements a computer appliance. [2] [3] Virtual appliances are a subset of software appliances. The main ...

4. Device driver - Wikipedia

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   In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton. [1] A driver provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling operating systems and other computer programs to access hardware functions without needing to ...

5. Computer hardware - Wikipedia

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   The universal Turing machine was a type of stored-program computer capable of mimicking the operations of any Turing machine (computer model) based on the software instructions passed to it. The storage of computer programs is key to the operation of modern computers and is the connection between computer hardware and software. [7]

6. Outline of software - Wikipedia

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   Teachware – any special breed of software or other means of product dedicated to education purposes in software engineering and beyond in general education. [3] Testware – any software for testing hardware or software. Firmware – low-level software often stored on electrically programmable memory devices. Firmware is given its name ...

7. Computer appliance - Wikipedia

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   Special software kernel - the vendor uses or creates a general-purpose computer, and designs a new operating system that integrates the application into the operating system. Cisco's IOS is an example; the Unix-like operating system has firewall functions and network/firewall configuration commands built into it. Sometimes, the device is also ...