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A joystick is what's known as a peripheral; it is plugged into the computer. A joystick is a piece of hardware.
Software, on the other hand, are the applications you run on your computer. For example, the web browser or music player.
An easy way to decide whether something is hardware or software is whether you can physically touch it; whether it exists in the real world.
A mouse is hardware, it is another peripheral plugged into the computer.
An instant messaging program is software, it exists only on the computer's system.
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What are some devices required to operate entertainment software?
Specific hardware is often required to operate the software, such as a joystick, handheld device, or console.
Is VDU hardware or software?
A VDU is hardware.
Is a joystick a part of a computer or not?
It is an input device and is a peripheral component.
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.
Is the motherboard hardware or software?
Motherboards are hardware components, not software.
Is a computer a software of hardware?
both a hardware and 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?
Two examples of drawing software are?
A joystick and a graphics tablet?
Why is hardware needed in a computer?
Software. Short and sweet. Hardware needs software to work.
Is webcam a hardware or software?
hardware
