Employability: ICT Skills – I · Class 9 · CBSE Information Technology (402)
Differentiate between hardware and software, giving one example of each.
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Differentiate between hardware and software, giving one example of each.
Answer: Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer that can be seen and touched, such as a keyboard. Software refers to the programs and instructions that tell the hardware what to do, such as a word processor.
Solution
Hardware consists of tangible computer components, whereas software consists of instructions or programs. Both work together to perform tasks on a computer.
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