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🖥️ What is Software?

📚 6 Sections
⏱️ ~10 Minutes
🎯 Level: Beginner
Hardware & Software

Software is the **invisible part** of computers. It’s the programs and instructions that tell the hardware what to do!

You **can't touch** software. You can only use it and see it working.

📦 Examples of software

💡 Tip: If you **can’t touch** it but you **use it**, it’s software!

🧠 Why is software important?

Hardware without software is just a box! Software **brings the hardware to life** and lets you do amazing things.

🤖 Fun Fact: The first computer programs were written over 70 years ago — and some of them still inspire new software today!

🎯 Quiz

⬇️ Complete the quiz to finish the lesson!

🧠 What should you remember?

  • 🧠 Software = programs and instructions
  • 🌍 Browsers, apps, games = all software
  • 🛠️ Software needs hardware to work
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