PC software is a set of programs and utilities which make the hardware of your computer work. It allows you to create everything from documents to creating graphics or surfing the web. There are two kinds: applications software and system software. Each type of software performs pc software differently and provides computers with various functions.

The most well-known kind of PC software is the operating system (OS). It is the first program to run when you start your computer, and it handles various background and system software applications. The average computer user interacts with OS through its graphical interface (GUI), or in certain cases, a simpler command-line interface.

Other types of computer software include driver drivers for devices. These are software interfaces for hardware connected to the computer, and help the operating system and computer programs to control them. Firmware is a software program that runs in read-only memory. It provides low-level hardware control. Utility software can be used to manage, configure and optimize a computer.

Programming software is another type of computer software, and it allows developers to write, write, test and test other computer programs. It comprises programming languages, such as Java and Python and interpreters, compilers and assemblers that convert high-level language programs into the low-level machine code executed by the CPU.