Define hardware as consisting of physical components of a computer system
Identify internal hardware devices (e.g. processor, motherboards, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), video cards, sound cards and internal hard disk drives)
Identify external hardware devices and peripherals (such as monitors, keyboards, mice, keyboards, printers as input and output devices and external storage devices in general)
Define software as programs for controlling the operation of a computer or processing of electronic data
Identify the two types of software – applications software and system software
Define applications software as programs that allow the user to do specific tasks. (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database management systems, control software, measuring software, applets and apps, photo-editing software, videoediting software, graphics manipulation software)
Define system software as programs that allow the hardware to run properlyand allow the user to communicate with the computer. (e.g. compilers, linkers, device drivers, operating systems and utilities)
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