Describe the terms hardware and software along with their components.

Q. Describe the terms hardware and software along with their components.

Answer

Hardware:- It represents the physical and tangible components of the computer i.e., the components that can be seen and touched. Input devices, output devices, CPU, hard disk, printer etc. are examples of computer hardware.

Some of the hardware in computer components :-

• Monitor
• Mouse
• keyboard
• Printer
• Mic
• Light pen

Software:- It represents the set of programs that govern the operation of a computer system and make the hardware run.

Software can be classified broadly into two categories.

1. System Software
2. Application Software