The arrows indicate information. Computer software, or simply software, is that part of a computer system that consists of data or computer instructions, in contrast to the physical hardware from which the system is built. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all information processed by computer systems, programs and data.
Maryland and Virginia Donated Land for Washington, D.C. Share this: Maryland donated land in 1791 from Montgomery and Prince Georgeâs counties to be used for the nationâs new capital. Virginia also donated land for Washington, D.C., after the site was selected by President George Washington. Found in: Trivia.
Washington, D.C., was created from a portion of the states of Maryland and Virginia in 1801. The Virginia portion was retroceded (returned) to Virginia upon request of the residents, by an Act of Congress in 1846 to protect slavery, and restore state and federal voting rights in that portion of Virginia.