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What is Hardware and Software?
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Solution
- Hardware:
- Hardware is the parts of the computer which we can touch and feel.
- Hardware includes input and output devices, Cabinet, Hard disk, Mother Board, SMPS, CPU, RAM, CD Drive, and Graphics card.
- Software:
- Software is programmed and coded application to process the input information.
- The software processes the data by converting the input information into coding or programmed language.
- Touching and feeling are not possible. But, we can see the functions of the software in the form of output.
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