Learn more about the software that runs on a Raspberry Pi.
'Software' is what we call the programs that run on a computer system and make the hardware work. Software has many uses, such as making a calculation or organising files.
There are two main types of software: system software, which runs and manages your computer; and application software, which performs a specific task or function.
Explore the Raspberry Pi desktop. Find different programs that you can use. This desktop – the buttons and menus – is called the 'Graphical User Interface'.
Find a piece of application software on the Raspberry Pi that can be used to make calculations.
Find a piece of application software on the Raspberry Pi that can be used to browse the web.
What other applications can you find? Try them out.