The concept of "software" is hardly familiar to people whose activities are not related to a computer. Translated from English, it means "soft", "gentle", "smooth". But in the language of programmers, these are just programs that are used to install on a computer.
"Soft" is a generalized concept. They call it a collection of computer programs. The purchased disk with archivers, antiviruses, various applications for working on the Internet, video editors and utilities - this is also software.
You can buy it in specialized stores or download it from Internet resources. On many sites, a variety of programs are laid out with which you can clean the registry, defragment hard drives, overclock your computer and increase the speed of the Internet. Fans of photography will be equally interested in software designed for photo processing. The most popular type of photosoft is the powerful graphics editor "Photoshop". However, there are a lot of useful programs that can tune and improve computer performance, process media files, and set up Internet applications. And here the choice is only for the user himself.
As for the terms of software distribution, they are diverse. You can use the commercial, freeware or shareware (demo) version. You can purchase a commercial program only for a certain fee. Shareware applications allow you to get acquainted with the software product, but after the trial period expires, in order to continue using the program, you need to buy a license (get a key or a serial number).
The most popular is free software, which is distributed free of charge. Programs from this series are presented on many sites. And it's pretty easy to download them.
However, if you wish, you can also find versions of commercial programs on the network, for the installation and use of which you do not have to spend any money. Look carefully at the description of the software and the package contents of the program archive. If in the description you see that there is a key, crack or medicine in the archive, you can safely download it. Just do not forget to check the program for viruses after saving the application to your computer.
