The name of the program that lets your computer to communicate with hardware devices is call KERNEL. Kernel communicates between hardware and software of a computer and manages how hardware resources are used to meet software requirements
They are usually referred to as drivers
device driver
Device drivers.
device driver
A modem is a piece of hardware. Mechanically installed in a computer to communicate with the internet or other computers. Software is a written program to operate within a computer.
software is a set of instructions(Program) to which hardware of computer respond. Many Softwares have been designed to help the computer to communicate to the user.Operating System (Software) is an interface which helps the computer to interact with the user.
No, McAfee virus protection is not hardware. Instead, it is a software program. Hardware is the physical parts of a computer, but software is computer code. So an antivirus program is software, not hardware.
A digital camera is hardware. The computer program inside that runs it is software. ----------------- Both, alone the camera (hardware) would not work without the program (software) inside it.
System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer's hardware and application programs.
A printer is hardware. Software is the generic name for any computer program.
a computer file is software because it is part of a program and not a device (hardware) i.e CD ROM drive,hard drive
Yes. A working computer is composed of hardware which physically exists as opposed to software which is stored in the hardware and subject to change in normal usage. So a chip is hardware. A computer program is software.
Should be obvious. Hardware faults are problems with the hardware. Software faults are problems with the software. Hardware = physical components of the computer (i.g. motherboard, hard drive, power supply). Software = computer programs
False. What you have just described is called SOFTWARE. Hardware is, (like in a hardware store) things that you can see and touch, made of material substances. In computer terms, hardware consists of the box surrounding it, circuit boards, drive units, fans, plugs & cables etc.
Set of instructions is called a PROGRAM. And set of program is called a SOFTWARE.
Software. All program, including games, are considered software. The actual computer and its peripherals (printer, monitor, etc) are considered hardware.