Components of Software

There are three main components of the software: 

1. Program: A computer program is a list of instructions that tell a computer what to do. 
2. Documentation: Source information about the product contained in design documents, detailed code comments, etc. 
3. Operating Procedures: Set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out complex routine operations. 

Other Software Components

Other Software Components are:

1. Code: the instructions that a computer executes in order to perform a specific task or set of tasks.
2. Data: the information that the software uses or manipulates.
3. User interface: the means by which the user interacts with the software, such as buttons, menus, and text fields.
4. Libraries: pre-written code that can be reused by the software to perform common tasks.
5. Documentation: information that explains how to use and maintain the software, such as user manuals and technical guides.
6. Test cases: a set of inputs, execution conditions, and expected outputs that are used to test the software for correctness and reliability.
7. Configuration files: files that contain settings and parameters that are used to configure the software to run in a specific environment.
8. Build and deployment scripts: scripts or tools that are used to build, package, and deploy the software to different environments.
9. Metadata: information about the software, such as version numbers, authors, and copyright information.

All these components are important for software development, testing and deployment.

Software is the set of instructions in the form of programs to govern the computer system and to process the hardware components. To produce a software product the set of activities is used. This set is called a software process.