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Hardware is the physical piece of equipment on which the software runs (i.e. the computer).
Software is the set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do (i.e. Microsoft Word).
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoHardware is the physical componentry of a computer system
. Memory chips
, harddrives, CPU, grapic cards, motherboardsare all hardware. mice, keyboards etc are called periferals.
Software is the information stored on the computer, so programs and data are considered to be software. Basically, if you can email it to someone, it's software. And whitout software the hardware would be useless, it could not work.
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Can you turn computer software into hardware?
NO. Computer hardware is a completely different part of the computer system from the Software. Software is not a physical Item like hardware.
Is VDU hardware or software?
A VDU is hardware.
Why need hardware and software?
If you didn't have hardware you wouldn't have a computer. If you didn't have software the hardware would be a boat anchor.
What are the different shape of hardware from software and peopleware?
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Is scanner a hardware or software?
A scanner is both hardware and software, the device itself is hardware (all devices are hardware) but the driver(a program) that runs it is software.
Is RAM software or hardware?
hardware
Is a microphone a hardware or software?
A microphone is hardware. Software is what programs and games are called.
What are the benefits of hardware virtualisation software?
There are many different benefits surrounding the use of a hardware virtualization software. Using this type of software can help product one's computer system as well as the machine.
Is a computer a software of hardware?
both a hardware and software
Is the motherboard hardware or software?
Motherboards are hardware components, not software.
What was first software or hardware?
Have to be hardware. How could you write software if there were no hardware to write it on?
Why is hardware needed in a computer?
Software. Short and sweet. Hardware needs software to work.
