Hardware and Software

Hardware and Software

1. Hardware

   • is any part of the computer that you can physically touch, pick up, hold, move around the room
   • Examples
     • Printer
     • Hard disc
     • Keyboard
     • Mouse
     • Motherboard
     • Monitor
   • Peripherals
     • A peripheral is any hardware device which connects to the computer and is controlled by the Central Processing Unit (CPU) -with the exception of memory.
     • Examples
       • Monitor
       • Keyboard
       • Mouse

2. Software

   • Software are the applications and programming instructions needed to make the computer hardware do useful work.
     • Operating system
     • User interface
     • Utility software

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