Chapter 14
Programs On Your PC
In This Chapter
Understanding software
Adding software to your PC
Starting programs
Adding programs to the taskbar
Installing software from the Internet
Installing software from media
Removing software
The PC is a lovely piece of computer hardware, but without the proper software, that hardware just sits pretty and consumes electricity. Obviously, software is important to the PC. In fact, beyond the operating system, the software consists of those programs you use to make the computer a useful and productive tool.
Software Nomenclature
The term software generally refers to computer programs. So if it’s a program, it’s software. And if someone is talking about software, they’re pretty much talking about one or more computer programs.
Software exists ...
Get PCs For Dummies, 13th Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
