Overview of content related to 'software'
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Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions telling a computer what to do and how to do it. We can also say software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some purposes. In other words software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation. Program software performs the function of the program it implements, either by directly providing instructions to the computer hardware or by serving as input to another piece of software. The term was coined to contrast to the old term hardware (meaning physical devices). In contrast to hardware, software is intangible, meaning it "cannot be touched (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Software)
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Spotlight on BIDS |
BIDS is put under the spotlight by Isobel Stark, a BIDS trainer amongst other things, who gives us her thoughts on one of the UK's most well-known networking services. Linked from this article are responses from BIDS people. |
March 1996, issue2, feature article |
Libtech 96 |
John Kirriemuir and Isobel Stark with some notes and pictures from the main annual UK library exhibition: Libtech 96. |
September 1996, issue5, event report |
Down Your Way: John Moores |
Isobel Stark visits one of the most prominent new university library buildings of recent years. |
November 1996, issue6, regular column |
Disabil-IT? Conference |
Isobel Stark reports from the February 1997 Disabil-IT? conference, aimed at library and computing services staff to help raise awareness of issues related to IT provision for students with disabilities. |
March 1997, issue8, event report |
Disabil-IT? Part 2: Software for Students With Dyslexia, and Software Design Issues |
Isobel Stark presents the second part of her report on the Disabil-IT? Conference. In this article, software for students with dyslexia is looked at, and issues to bear in mind when designing software which may be used by students with disabilities are listed. |
March 1997, issue8, event report |
