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Hardware and Software
Hardware are the physical components of a computer, software is the programs and comands installed on them.
An example of hardware is the mouse or keyboard, and example of software is Microsoft. For a computer to function properly it must have both hardware and software.
Main components of computers
Memory board
Hard Disk
ROM
RAM
BIOS
CPU


Hard Disk; non-volatile memory
ROM; read only (non-volatile) memory
RAM; random access (volatile) memory
BIOS; basic input output system
CPU; central processing unit
Operating Systems
Comand Line Interfaces
Graphical User Interface
CLI; need instructions to choose options from menus
GUI; all gui's are wimps,windows, icons, menus and pointing device - allows user to interact with the computer.