Chapter 11. It’s All About the Software
Windows acts as the controlling brain for your computer and the other types of software on your PC do the jobs you want your computer to perform. A computer loaded with plenty of productivity software suggests that someone who gets down to business and stays on task uses that machine. At the other extreme is the system with a screaming video card, sound system complete with subwoofer, a big monitor, and a sizeable hard drive, chockfull of the latest and greatest games. If that computer doesn’t belong to a kid, it most certainly belongs to a kid at heart. This will be your introduction to various types of software.
After all, the PC itself is just a tool. It’s what we run and use on that PC—our web browser ...
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