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OCR: 9 so FTW RE AN D MULTIM EDIA PPLICATIO N S Computer Software Basics omputer software determines what ... i computer can do. In a sense software transforms computer from one kind 01 machine to another- -from drafting station to typeset- ting machine from a flight simulator t0 calculator from afiling system to a music studio. Computer Progra Do need to write programs formy computer? A computer program is a set of I detailed, step-by-step instructions that tells computer how to solve problem or carry no task. Some computer programs handle simple tasks, such as converting feet and inches to cen- timeters Longer and more complex computer programs handle very complicated tasks such as mainta aining the accounting records for a business The steps in computer program are written in language that t ...