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The Differences Between Software and Hardware

Hardware refers to physical devices like monitors and printers that are required to run software programs, while software consists of non-physical programs like operating systems and applications. Hardware can be touched and seen, wears out over time, and includes input/output and storage devices, whereas software cannot be touched or seen and includes system, programming, and application types. Examples of each are provided.

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The Differences Between Software and Hardware

Hardware refers to physical devices like monitors and printers that are required to run software programs, while software consists of non-physical programs like operating systems and applications. Hardware can be touched and seen, wears out over time, and includes input/output and storage devices, whereas software cannot be touched or seen and includes system, programming, and application types. Examples of each are provided.

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Differences between software and hardware

 Hardware are devices that are required to store and execute (or run) the software while
software is a program that enables a computer to perform a specific task.
 Hardware is physical in nature. Software is logical in nature.
 Hardware can be touched and can be seen. Software cannot be touched or seen.
 Hardware will wear out overtime. Software will not wear out overtime
 The types of hardware are Input, storage, processing, control, and output devices. The types
of software are System software, Programming software, and Application software.
 Examples of hardware :CD-ROM, monitor, printer. Examples of software : Google Chrome,
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Source: https://www.diffen.com/difference/Hardware_vs_Software

https://theydiffer.com/difference-between-hardware-and-software/

Why is computer so powerful?


A computer is a powerful tool because it is able to perform the information processing cycle
operations, which are input, process, output, and storage with amazing speed, reliability, and
accuracy. Computers are able to store huge amounts of data and information. Computers allow
users to generate correct information quickly, hold the information so it is available at any time, and
share the information with other computer users.

Source: https://seaofknowldg.blogspot.com/2015/07/explain-why-computer-is-powerful-tool.html

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