Revision.

Revision.

1. Hardware- Parts of technology you can touch.

   • Input devices- Devices used to input information into a computer system.
     • Keyboard
     • Image scanner
     • Microphone
     • Pointing Devices
       • Graphics tablet
       • Joystick
       • Light pen
       • Mouse
       • Pointing stick
       • Touch Pad
       • Touch Screen
       • Trackball
     • Webcam
   • Output devices- Devices used to output information from a computer system.
     • Printer
     • Speaker
     • Monitor
     • Plotter

2. Software- Parts of technology you cannot touch.

   • Application Software
     • Office Suits
     • Video Games
   • Embedded Software
   • System Software- Designed to operate system hardware
     • Platform Software
       • Firmware
       • Device Drivers
       • Operating systems
       • Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
     • Programming Software
       • Compilers
       • Debuggers
       • Interpreters
       • Linkers
       • Text editors
       • Can be used by a computer programmer to aid in writing computer programs for computer software.