HT4623 My iPad has no " settings " in the general section, does this mean I cannot download the iOS app?

I want to play iplayer etc on my iPad and think I need to download iOS, but looking at instructions down think I have settings under general heading. Am complete novice so not sure what to do? Any help gratefully received.

The "General" section of the settings apps does not contain anything called "Settings". If you are running iOS 5 or later, you should have a "Software Update" item in the General settings.If you are on and older version of iOS, you will need to synch to a computer running a current version of itunes to update.

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