· Hardware is the Physical parts of the computer, which can be seen and touched. It is just the mechanical parts of the computer. All the devices attached to the Computer system like Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, CPU, Motherboard, Hard Disk etc are Hardware. It includes all the components used to make the computer. It also includes all the cables, Connectors and computer peripherals. Hardware can be see, touch, have shape and tangible in nature.
· Software: Software are also called logical components logical components are such kinds of components of a computer system which are logically available, logical behavior and intangible in nature.
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· The set of programs. Booting, procedure and associate documentation related to the effective operation of a computer system are termed as software .A computer is just a machine that processes information stored in the form of numbers. A computer store data and long series of instructions which command the computer what operation is to be performed from the data. Such series of instruction is called computer program. Computer programs are collectively known as software.
· A software package is a group of programs that solve a specific problem or perform specific type of job . For example, a word processing package may contain programs for text editing, text formatting, drawing graphics, spelling checking etc. Hence multipurpose computer system like a personal computer in your home has several packages, one each for every type of job it can perform.
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