Iyini i-Software?

Isofthiwe yiyona ehlanganisana nawe ngamadivayisi wakho

Isofthiwe, ngokubanzi, isethi yemiyalelo (ngokuvamile ebizwa ngokuthi ikhodi), ehlelwe phakathi kwakho ne-hardware yedivaysi, ikuvumela ukuba uyisebenzise.

Kodwa iyini isofthiwe yekhompyutha, ngempela? Ngokwemibandela yesakhiwo kungumsebenzi ongabonakali wesistimu yekhompiyutha eyenza ukwazi ukuthi uhlanganyele nezinsimbi zomzimba zekhompyutha. I-software yilokho okukuvumela ukuthi uxhumane ne-Smartphones, amaphilisi, amabhokisi emidlalo, abadlali bezindaba, namadivayisi afanayo.

Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi kukhona umehluko ohlukile phakathi kwe-hardware ne-software. Isofthiwe iyimithombo engabonakali. Awukwazi ukubamba ngezandla zakho. I-Hardware inezinsiza ezibonakalayo ezifana namagundane, izikhibhodi, amathrekhi we-USB, ama-CPU, imemori, amaphrinta, njalonjalo. Amafoni angama-hardware. I-iPads, i-Kindles, ne-Fire TV izinduku ziyi-hardware. I-hardware kanye nesofthiwe isebenza ndawonye ukwenza uhlelo lusebenze.

Izinhlobo zeSoftware

Yize yonke isofthiwe isofthiwe, ukusetshenziswa kwakho kwansuku zonke kwesofthiwe cishe kwenzeka ngezindlela ezimbili: Enye isofthiwe yesistimu kanti enye injengokusebenza.

Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Windows luyisibonelo sesofthiwe yesistimu futhi luza kuqala ngaphambi kwamakhompiyutha e-Windows. Yilokho okuvumela ukuthi uxhumane nesistimu yekhompyutha yangempela. Ngaphandle kwalesi software ngeke ukwazi ukuqala ikhompyutha yakho, ungene ku-Windows, futhi ufinyelele kudeskithophu. Wonke amadivayisi ahlakaniphile anesofthiwe yesistimu, kuhlanganise iPhones namadivayisi we-Android. Futhi, lolu hlobo lwe-software yilokho olugijima kudivayisi, futhi lukuvumela ukuba ulusebenzise.

Isofthiwe yesicelo yilona uhlobo lwesibili, futhi lungaphezulu komsebenzisi kunehlelo ngokwayo. Isofthiwe yesicelo yilokho oyisebenzisayo ukwenza umsebenzi, ukufinyelela oxhumana nabo, noma ukudlala imidlalo. Ngokuvamile kufakwe phezulu kwesistimu yokusebenza ngabakhiqizi bekhompyutha futhi ingafaka abadlali bomculo, ama-office suites, nezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuhlela izithombe. Abasebenzisi bangakwazi futhi ukufaka isofthiwe yesithathu ehambisanayo. Ezinye izibonelo zesofthiwe yesicelo zifaka i-Microsoft Word, i-Adobe Reader, i-Google Chrome, i-Netflix, ne-Spotify. Kukhona isofthiwe yokulwa ne-virus futhi, okungenani ngamakhompiyutha. Futhi ekugcineni, izinhlelo zokusebenza ziyisofthiwe. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zokusekela ze-Windows 8 no-10, njengawo wonke ama-smartphone namaphilisi.

Ubani Odala Isofthiwe?

Incazelo yesofthiwe ibonisa ukuthi umuntu kufanele ahlale kwikhompyutha endaweni ethile futhi abhale ikhodi yekhompyutha kuyo. Iqiniso; kukhona ochwepheshe abazimele be-coding, amaqembu ezinjiniyela, nezinkampani ezinkulu zonke ezidala isofthiwe futhi zifuna ukunakwa. I-Adobe yenza i-Adobe Reader ne-Adobe Photoshop; I-Microsoft yenza i-Microsoft Office Suite; UMcAfee wenza isofthiwe ye-antivirus; I-Mozilla yenza i-Firefox; Apple yenza iOS. Amaqembu amathathu enza izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Windows, iOS, Android, nokuningi. Kunezigidi zabantu abhala isofthiwe emhlabeni jikelele okwamanje.

Indlela Yokuthola Isofthiwe

Izinhlelo zokusebenza ziza nesofthiwe esivele ifakiwe. Ku-Windows 10 kukhona isiphequluli se-Edge, isibonelo, nezinhlelo zokusebenza njenge-WordPad nePaint Fresh. Ku-iOS kukhona izithombe, isimo sezulu, ikhalenda, newashi. Uma idivayisi yakho ingenayo yonke isofthiwe oyidingayo noma kunjalo, ungathola okuningi.

Enye indlela abantu abaningi bathola isofthiwe namuhla ukulanda kusuka ezitolo ezithile. Ku-iPhone njengesibonelo, abantu baye balayisha izinhlelo zokusebenza ezizungeze izikhathi ezingu-200 billion. Uma kungabonakali kuwe, izinhlelo zokusebenza isofthiwe (mhlawumbe negama lomngane).

Enye indlela abantu abangeza isofthiwe kumakhompyutha abo ngezindaba ezibonakalayo njenge-DVD noma, emuva kwesikhathi esidlule, amadiski e-floppy.