Chapter 1

What is hardware?

• All physical components that make up a computer system

• Code and programs that control the computer system

• Only RAM and ROM

• Volatile storage units

What is software?

• Code and programs that control the computer system

• Physical components of a computer system

• Connects you to the internet

• Link between two LANs

What are examples of internal hardware?

• Motherboard

• Mouse

• Monitor

• Video card

What are examples of internal hardware?

• CPU

• Speaker

• Keyboard

• RAM

The two types of software are...

• System

• Application

• Database

• Control and measuring

_____ software allows the hardware to run properly and the user to communicate with the computer

• System

• Application

• Database

• Control and measuring

Examples of system software are:

• Operating system

• Device driver

• Compiler

• Photo editing software

_____ software allows the user to do specific tasks (e.g. photo editing, data evaluation etc.)

• Application

• System

• Database

• Control and measuring

Examples of application software are:

• Control and measuring software

• Word processor

• Database

• Linkers

We can differentiate external hardware into:

• Input

• Output

• Sensor

• Printer