Preview（腕試し）

Haruko: I went to Den Den Town last week and spent too much money on computer stuff.

Hanako: Did you buy a new computer or some other hardware?

Haruko: No, I didn't buy any hardware, but I did buy a lot of soft.

Hanako: Soft what? Soft drinks? Soft rock CDs?

Haruko: You know--soft to put in my computer.

Haruko means:

A. soft wear

B. computer soft

C. game soft

D. software

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

uncountable = 数えられない

Explanation （説明）

In English, software is known only by its full name. Note that software is an uncountable noun; if you want to count software, you can say "a piece of software." You can also call one piece of software a program or an application.

The actual computer is called hardware. Anything you attach to your computer (such as a scanner or a printer) is called a peripheral, and it is also a piece of hardware.

Extra note: Though soft is not a shortened form of software in English, the word app is used as the shortened form of application.

Examples（例文）

I bought some new word processing software last week in Den Den Town. (uncountable)　

Next week, I want to buy a few more programs for my new computer. (countable)

Exercises （練習）

Please choose the best answer.　

1. Haruko spent a lot of money because she bought:

A. many software

B. much software

C. a lot of software

D. both B & C

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2. If Haruko wants to type a letter or write a report on her computer, what does she need?

A. a typewriter application

B. a word processing application

C. a waapuro application

D. a word processing software