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ALI HAMZA

COMPUTER HARDWARE
Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer. Computer
Hardware is any part of the computer that we can touch these parts. These are
the primary electronic devices used to build up the computer. Examples of
hardware in a computer are the Processor, Memory Devices, Monitor, Printer,
Keyboard, Mouse, and Central Processing Unit.

Types of Computer Hardware

 Input Devices
 Output Devices
 Storage Devices
 Internal Component

1. Input Devices: Input Devices are those devices through which a user enters
data and information into the Computer or simply, User interacts with the
Computer. Examples of Input Devices are Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, etc.

2. Output Devices: Output Devices are devices that are used to show the
result of the task performed by the user. Examples of Output Devices are
Monitors, Printers, Speakers, etc.

3. Storage Devices: Storage Devices are devices that are used for storing data
and they are also known as Secondary Storage Data. Examples of Storage
Devices are CDs, DVDs, Hard Disk, etc

4. Internal Component: Internal Components consists of important hardware


devices present in the System. Examples of Internal Components are the CPU,
Motherboard, etc.

Computer Software
Software is a collection of instructions, procedures, and documentation that
performs different tasks on a computer system. we can say also Computer
Software is a programming code executed on a computer processor. The code
can be machine-level code or code written for an operating system. Examples
of software are MS- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Chrome, Photoshop,
MySQL, etc.
Types of Computer Software

 System Software
 Application Software

1. System Software: System Software is a component of Computer Software


that directly operates with Computer Hardware which has the work to control
the Computer’s Internal Functioning and also takes responsibility for controlling
Hardware Devices such as Printers, Storage Devices, etc. Types of System
Software include Operating systems, Language processors, and Device
Drivers.

2. Application Software: Application Software are the software that works the
basic operations of the computer. It performs a specific task for users.
Application Software basically includes Word Processors, Spreadsheets, etc.
Types of Application software include General Purpose Software, Customized
Software, etc.

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