the activity of the processor. When the hardware (processor, memory, etc.) acts as per the instructions of a
program, the program is said to be in r
unning or executingstate.
A set of programs that are specifically written to provide the user a precise functionality like solving a spe-
cific problem is termed as a software package . For example, word processing software package provides func-
tionality to the computer so that it can be used to create text documents like letters and mailing lists. Similarly,
an image processing software package assists a user in drawing and manipulating graphics. ...
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