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Hardware and software - elucidating their types - Coggle Diagram
Hardware and software - elucidating their types
Software
System software
Definition: System software are essential for the operations of their respective computer, operating as a base for additional application software to be utilized
Exemplification primarily concerns operating systems, such as Windows, MacOS and Linux, essential for certain actions of their designated computers to occur
Definition: As a concept, software is a collation of intangible instructions, utilized in executing its tailored function
Application software
Definition: Application software is un-necessitated for the fundamental operations of a computer, utilized for conducting tailored tasks through system software
Exemplification regards web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, as well as rudimentary programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel
Hardware
Definition
Hardware represents the tangible components of a computer
Types: Hardware can technically be regarded as a term encompassing input, output and processing devices
Input devices
Input devices are utilized to inculcate information in the regard of the computer
Exemplification: A keyboard, mouse, trackpad or touchscreen
Output devices
Output devices are utilized to display the product of processing conducted by the computer
Exemplification: A touchscreen, monitor
Processing devices
Such devices process the information inputted by the information, to then display as output
Exemplification: the motherboard (comprising of structures (not limited to) the ROM and CPU)