Sunday, September 11, 2011

Software/Hardware

All of the components of a computer system can be summarized with the simple equations:
                 Computer System=Hardware+Software+Humaware
·                     Hardware - All physical parts of the computer which can touch and seen are known as Hardware.
·                     Software - All programs are known as Software.
·                     Human ware - User
Hardware: The physical components of a computer are called hardware. Computer hardware consists of those components which can be touched and felt. It is just the mechanical parts of Computer. For example the following are the major hardware components: Monitor, Keyboard, Printer, Mouse.Microprocessor, CPU, Hard Disk, Motherboard, Floppy Disk etc.
Software: Simply all the programs of computer are called software. The instructions given to the complain in the form of a program is called software. Software is the set of programs, which are to be installed in computer. With the help of software we can work in the computer. They are used to run and manage the computer where computer system is only possible, when we keep the software inside it.

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