Hardware

vs.

Software

Hardware vs. Software

Hardware- the physical components of your

computer

Software- computer programs that do the

“work”

Hardware

Printer

Monitor

Keyboard

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Mouse

Software

System Software- the operating system

and all the utilities that enable the

computer to function

Application Software- programs that do

real work for users (word processing,

spreadsheets, databases, etc.)

Application Software

Microsoft Word

SimCity

Quickbooks

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Photoshop