1) What is software?
<em>Software is programs for directing the operation of a computer or electronic data.</em>
2) In what two basic groups software (programs) could be divided?
<em>These two groups are system software and application software.</em>
3) What is system software for?
<em>System software controls standard internal computer activities.</em>
4) What is an operating system — system or application software?
<em>An operating system is a collection of system programs.</em>
5) What is a «driver»?
<em>Drivers coordinate peripheral hardware and computer activities.</em>
6) What is application software?
<em>Application software is designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities.</em>
7) What are application programmes for?
<em>They are used for specific tasks.</em>
8) What is the tendency in application software market in recent years?
<em>Programmers nowadays tend to include as much as possible in one program to make software interface look more attractive to the user. </em>
9) What is the application of the communication software?
<em>Communication software transfers data from one computer system to another. </em>