program

Another term for software, it is basically a list of instructions (written in a programming language) that tells a computer how to execute certain functions and perform tasks in a specific way.

There are many kinds of programs, including:

* antivirus, which detect and remove computer viruses

* application, which are tools that perform specific kinds of tasks (such as word processing)

* authoring, to help create Web sites

* calendar, which contain a calendar or appointment book

* child, which are actually subprograms loaded into memory and used by the main program

* computer program components (CPC), which are routines or modules within a larger program

* conversion, which change a file from one format to another

* demo, which exhibit a sample of a program for free or for a low price

* drawing, used for drawing, illustrating, and editing graphics

* event-driven, which wait for events to occur and then respond to them

* file recovery, which restore files that have been damaged or unintentionally deleted,

* file transfer programs (FTP), which enable a user to copy a file from one computer to another

* formatingt, which erase a disk and prepare it for use

* system, such as the operating system

* utility, which maintain the computer system