The phrase "a bit of software" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small or simple piece of software, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "I just installed a bit of software that helps me manage my tasks more efficiently."
Alternatives: "a small piece of software" or "a little software application".
A bit of software that essentially converts your mobile into a TV and remote.
BIOS (the letters stand for basic input/output system) is a bit of software that is an essential part of the computer.
The data from Mr. Ellsworth's computer was being collected by a bit of software known variously as a phone home program, an update agent, or, more menacingly, spyware.
Essentially, a bit of software goes through any type of electronic text and creates a statistical analysis of the words that appear in it.
It is called the Google Media Server, a bit of software meant to run all the time on your home computer.
And somehow, this story of how a bunch of overeducated and underattractive Harvard undergrads did a bit of software coding and started their own business becomes utterly riveting.
To open an Acrobat file, viewers need a bit of viewing software, called Reader, which allows users to fill in on-screen forms.In the 1990s, when the internet was young and broadband connections rare, Acrobat was going nowhere.
In 2005 Google was battling the Santy worm, a bit of malicious software that caused infected computers across the globe to automatically enter search queries - so many, in fact, that Google was overwhelmed.
For the moment, getting started with the iTunes Music Service involves downloading quite a bit of free software: a QuickTime updater, an iPod updater (not necessary for the new iPods that are to become available tomorrow), and a new version of Apple's jukebox software, iTunes 4. For the moment, you also need a Mac running Mac OS X.
The dangers of that have just become apparent with the news that the Pentagon has banned the use of all portable memory devices because of the spread of a bit of malicious software called agent.btz.This is a "worm", meaning that it replicates itself.
All projects like the Landaus' home are governed by the institute's Passive House Planning Package, a bit of modeling software that keeps the building process — almost always marked by unexpected questions and detours — closely tied to a strict baseline for overall energy use and air infiltration.
