Understanding Digital Systems

What is the difference between hardware and software in a digital system?

• Hardware refers to the physical components, while software refers to the programs and applications.

• Hardware is the software's user interface, while software is the hardware's operating system.

• Hardware and software are both physical components of a digital system.

• Hardware is the digital system's memory, while software is its processing unit.

Define the key vocabulary related to hardware and software in a digital system.

• Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system, while software refers to the programs and applications that run on the hardware.

• Hardware refers to the programs and applications that run on the computer, while software refers to the physical components.

• Hardware and software are both physical components of a computer system.

• Hardware and software are both programs and applications that run on a computer system.

Provide examples of hardware and software in a digital system.

• Hardware: Monitor, Software: Operating System

• Hardware: Keyboard, Software: Web Browser

• Hardware: Printer, Software: Word Processor

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: Computer systems have four parts: Hardware, Software, Data, and _______.

• Computer systems have four parts: Hardware, Software, Data, and Users.

• Computer systems have four parts: Hardware, Software, Data, and Networks.

• Computer systems have four parts: Hardware, Software, Data, and Applications.

• Computer systems have four parts: Hardware, Software, Data, and Processes.

Fill in the blank: The part of a computer system that includes programs is called _______.

• software

• hardware

• firmware

• network

Fill in the blank: The physical components of a computer system are referred to as _______.

• hardware

• software

• firmware

• network

Fill in the blank: In a computer system, information is referred to as _______.

• information

• data

• code

• signal

What are mechanical devices in the computer called?

• Hardware

• Software

• Firmware

• Malware

What is anything that can be touched in a computer system?

• Anything that can be touched in a computer system is referred to as hardware.

• Software

• Data

• User Interface

What tells the computer what to do?

• Software

• Hardware

• Network

• User