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What is hardware and some examples
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Hardware is the physical parts of the computer system the parts that you can touch and see. Examples are motherboard, keyboard, mouse, touch pad, monitor CPU.
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what is software and some examples
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Software is a collection of instructions that can be run on a computer. These instructions tell the computer what to do. Software is not a physical thing. Examples are windows xp, windows vista, mac os x.
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Different types of computers
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PC, mainframe, palmtop, laptop, PDA.
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What is application software and some examples.
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Application software is programs which are written to carry out a specific task or a set of tasks used daily. Examples are word processors, spreadsheets, powerpoints, media players, accounting packages and games.
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What is system software and some examples
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System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs. Examples are Microsoft Windows, Linux,Unix, Mac OSX, DOS.
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Define storagge devices and some examples
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A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored. Examples are memory stick, usb.
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Difference between hardware and software
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Computer hardware is the physical components that make up the computer system. Hardware is useless without software to run on it. Software is instructions that tell computer hardware what to do. Software is useless unless there is hardware to run it on.
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