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The document provides an introduction to hardware and software, defining hardware as the physical components of a computer system and software as the programs and instructions that control it. It outlines the types of hardware (input, output, and internal) and the two main types of software (system and applications). Additionally, it highlights the differences between hardware and software, including their physicality, lifespan, and functionality.

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The document provides an introduction to hardware and software, defining hardware as the physical components of a computer system and software as the programs and instructions that control it. It outlines the types of hardware (input, output, and internal) and the two main types of software (system and applications). Additionally, it highlights the differences between hardware and software, including their physicality, lifespan, and functionality.

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INTRODUCTION TO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE Note that hardware components can be classified into external
and internal hardware.
What is Hardware?
Input and output devices are external hardware components
Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer
system that can be seen and touched. Computer hardware What is Software?
include
Software refers to the programs, instructions and data that tell
1. Input Devices: (keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital the hardware what to do.
camera, microphone, sensor, etc.) Software is the general term used for the programs that control
2. Output Devices: (monitors/VDU, printers, speakers, the computer system and process data. It includes both the
projector, (graph) plotter) operating system and applications.
3. Internal hardware (CPU (Central Processing Unit),
The two main types of software are:
memory (RAM and ROM), storage devices (hard drives,
1. System software: (Operating system (OS), device
solid-state drives-SSD).
drivers, utilities, compilers and linkers)
2. Applications software: (word processor, spreadsheet, 6. Hardware can be costly, software can be copied and
database management system, control and distributed at a lower cost.
measurement software, apps and applets, video editing
software, graphics editing software, audio editing Home work
package, computer-aided design- CAD
1. What is the general name given to all the intangible
Differences between hardware and Software components of a computer system? ………………………
2. What is the computer general terms used for monitor,
1. Hardware is physical/tangible, software is intangible. keyboard, RAM and CPU?
2. Hardware includes components like CPU and storage ………………………………………………………
devices, while software consists of programs, instructions 3. The two main classes of computer software are
and data. ………………… and ………………………………
3. Hardware can be touched and replaced, while software is 4. Computer hardware can be grouped into internal and
modified through programming. external hardware components
4. Hardware performs physical tasks; software provides (a) Two examples of external hardware are:
instructions for operating the hardware. i. ………………………………………………………
5. Hardware has a longer lifespan; software requires regular ii. ………………………………………………………
updates. (b) Give two examples of internal hardware components
i. ………………………………………………………
ii. ………………………………………………….

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