IT Hardware & Software

IT Hardware & Software

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A computer system is divided into two categories: Hardware and Software. Hardware refers to the physical and visible components of the system such as a monitor, CPU, keyboard and mouse. Software, on the other hand, refers to a set of instructions which enable the hardware to perform a specific set of tasks.

Input devices –Mouse, Keyboard, Touchpad, Scanners, Joystick, Webcam, etc. Output devices – Monitor, Printer, Headphones, Speakers, etc. Storage devices – Hard disk, DVD, etc. Internal components – Motherboard, CPU, RAM, etc

Hardware is a physical part of the computer that causes the processing of data. Software is a set of instructions that tells a computer exactly what to do.