The Sims is a game and thus it is a program. That makes it software. It is not a computer part.
The key thing to keep in mind is that hardware is the physical parts of the computer, while software is invisible. If you want to be technical, a CD or DVD is really hardware. The information that is stored on it is the software. Just like a cassette tape, LP, or 8-track is not music, but merely the container for the music, a diskette, CD, DVD, or memory stick is not a program, but merely a container for programs.
Now if you mean a SIMM (single inline memory module), that is hardware.
A VDU is hardware.
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.
hardware
A microphone is hardware. Software is what programs and games are called.
Motherboards are hardware components, not software.
both a hardware and software
Have to be hardware. How could you write software if there were no hardware to write it on?
Software. Short and sweet. Hardware needs software to work.
hardware
Yes. Hardware can be touched and software cannot.
A scanner is a hardware device that is operated by software.
anything that can be done with hardware can also be done with software and anything done with software can also be done with hardware.