Hardwired Program Vs Software Program. An operating system is like the software administrator of the computer managing interactions between hardware and applications. Programs do not have a user interface.
Web development programming languages Software testing others. A software consists of bundles of programs and data files. In a computing context software and program are mostly synonymous.
A program consists of a set of instructions which are coded in a programming language like c C PHP Java etc.
The WIRED Guide to Open Source Software. RISC architecture is based on hardwired control unit. Decades ago program appeared in American and British writing. Alternatively it can refer to a list of acts or performers associated with an event such as a theatrical play or a concert.