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I'm guessing you are looking for the term "legacy" hardware/software.
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Is a microphone a hardware or software?
A microphone is hardware. Software is what programs and games are called.
Is a microphone a software or a hardware?
A microphone is hardware. Software is what programs and games are called.
Step by step instructions for your computer are called?
Software or computer programs.
What is the logical part of a computer called?
hardware
Why is software called software?
The hard in computer hardware refers to a physical machine. Software is a program that is stored or running on that machine.
Is VDU hardware or software?
A VDU is hardware.
Is a Printer Hardware or Software?
A printer is hardware. Software is the generic name for any computer program.
Microsoft did not make a commitment for Windows 2000 to be -compatible with older software and hardware?
backwards-compatible
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.
What is the software that a computer needs to interpret input from input devices?
Drivers. Drivers is like a middle-ground between software and hardware. It takes input from software and translates them into instructions the hardware can understand. Firmware is the software that the hardware is already programmed. Firmware is what allows hardware to "think" for itself.
Is RAM software or hardware?
hardware
How does computer hardware communicate with the software?
I/O devices like Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers are used to for the computer to communicate with the user. The Operating System uses software called drivers to interact with these hardware devices. Altogether, this is called the user interface.
