15th July 2020

GRADE 2 : COMPUTER SCIENCE : WEEK 7

NEW APPROACH

TERM/WEEK: THIRD TERM/ WEEK 7

DATE: 4th July, 2020

CLASS: Grade 2

SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE

TOPIC: Computer Software

REFERENCE: Hapans Computer Simplified for Primary 3 by A. N. Udofia / Internet.

BRIEF EXPLANATION:

Computer software, also called program, is a set of instructions and its documentations that tell a computer what to do or how to perform a task. Software includes all different software programs on a computer, such as applications and the operating system.

 

Types of Software are namely application software and system software.

  1. Application Software: this type of software is used to perform specific tasks. Examples include word processors, graphics application and spreadsheet applications.

 

  1. System Software: the system software controls the computer hardware and other application software.

They are categorised into

(a) Operating System

(b) Device Drivers

(c) Firmware

(d) Translators

(e) Utility Software

 

Exercises/Assignment

  1. What is computer software?
  2. List two types of computer software.
  3. List five categories of system software.