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- 1HardwareThe physical components of a computer system such as motherboards , memory, sound cards, screen/monitors , keyboards, printers, etc.
- 2SoftwarePrograms for controlling the operation of a computer or for the processing of electronic data.
- 3Device DriverA short, specially written program that understands the operation of the device it controls/ operates. For example, driver software can operate/control a printer or scanner. Driver software is needed to allow the systems or applications software to control the device properly.
- 4Operating SystemSoftware that controls the hardware of a computer and is used to run the applications software. Operating systems control the handling of input, output , interrupts, etc.
- 5System SoftwareAny computer software that manages and controls the hardware thus allowing the applications software to do a useful job. System software consists of a group of programs.
- 6Utility SoftwarePart of the system software that performs a specific task such as creating a new folder, copying files etc.
- 7Imple
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- GCSE IT Flashcards on Key word Flashcards, created by Wes Roots on 19/09/2016.
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