Software is the general term for information that's recorded onto some kind of medium.
For example, when you go to the video store and rent or buy a tape or DVD, what you're
really getting is the software that's stored on that tape or disk. Your VCR or DVD player
are hardware devices that are capable of reading the software from a tape or disk and
projecting it onto your TV screen, in the form of a movie. In other term Software is a
general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related
devices.