1.软件：
顾名思义，软件只是任何程序或一组程序中的一种软件系统或应用程序，专门为客户或最终用户设计并在计算机系统上运行。
2.数据：
顾名思义，数据只是由计算机处理或存储的事实，概念，信息或指令的表示，基本上是由计算机处理的原材料。
软件和数据之间的区别：
| Software | Data |
|---|---|
| Software are programs or commands computer can execute. | Data is related to information that computer can interpret. |
| It is set of instructions that instruct computer to perform particular task. | It is collection of facts or measurements. |
| Features of software includes no wear out, usability, flexibility, easy to use, etc. | Features of data includes availability and accessibility, accuracy and precision, reliability and consistency, etc. |
| Types of software includes application software, system software, Open-source software, etc. | Types of data includes analytical data, atomic data, continuous data, discrete data, etc. |
| It is functionally active. | It is functionally passive. |
| Software are developed to perform specific task and provide tools. | Data are not developed to perform specific task and provides evidence. |
| Software’s are needed to input, process, output, store and control activities of information systems. | Data is needed to make decision and allows to measure effectiveness of given strategy. |
| Benefits of software includes improve sales and service, increase customers engagement, allows direct communication, etc. | Benefits of data includes make informed decision, improve peoples lives, give accurate result, find solutions to problems, etc. |
| Software is something that can be executed. | Data is something that cannot be executed. |
| It is fundamentally a logical construct. | It is fundamentally empirical observation. |