Programul de calculator: istorie şi definiţie
Computer programs: history and definition

Summary/Abstract: This paper is trying to compress the history of software and by that to acknoledge the path it took forced by the demands created and consequences implied in it’s evolution. The software industry has evolved exponentially in the last 10 years and will continue to do so. It’s impact on the global ecconomy is significant. The implications and diversed applications have not only created unimaginible amount of new industries but even affected the way we think and its consequences influence political and decission making processes. As hardware becomes ubiquitous and commoditised, software is becoming ever more persuasive and invasive. The present world without software is unthinkable and the dependence on it has created serious security riscks as has been shown in recent world wide events.

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