2006-12-14 16:35:18 · 5 answers · asked by juddy m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Machinery and equipment (CPU, disks, tapes, modem, cables, etc.). In operation, a computer is both hardware and software. One is useless without the other. The hardware design specifies the commands it can follow, and the instructions tell it what to do.
Hardware Is "Storage and Transmission"
The more memory and disk storage a computer has, the more work it can do. The faster the memory and disks transfer data and instructions to the CPU, the faster the work gets done. A hardware requirement is based on the size of the databases that will be created and the number of users or applications that will be served at the same time. How much? How fast?
Software Is "Logic and Language"
Software deals with the details of an ever-changing business and must process transactions in a logical fashion. Languages are used to program the software. The "logic and language" involved in analysis and programming is generally far more complicated than specifying a storage and transmission requirement.
2006-12-14 16:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by srihari_reddy_s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware is the physical equipment of the computer. Basically the physically tangible portion of the computer. Software is what is loaded in the computer to make it do things (like run the operating system and/or applications and games).
2006-12-15 00:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by bill91173 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware is something you can touch. Like your monitor, keyboard, mouse, cpu, speakers, etc. Software is what's on a CD or downloaded from the Internet. Have fun.
2006-12-15 00:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware is a name suitable for computers. It was given this name to give better classifications of every computer parts.
2006-12-15 00:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by jhust b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a computer is know as a hardware, or ur monitor or a keyboard is know as hardware. let me know if u need help
2006-12-15 00:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by Sagar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋