Hardware and Software

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collection of physical elements that constitute a computer system.
hardware
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any set of machine-readable instructions (most often in the form of a computer program) that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations.
software
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any peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or other information appliance
input device
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any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system which converts the electronically generated information into human- readable form.
output device
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are used in large organizations such as insurance companies and banks, where many people frequently need to use the same data.
mainframe computer
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got their name because of their small size compared to other computer of the day. The
minicomputers
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are the most powerful computers made, and physically they are some of the largest.
Supercomputers
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consist of individual facts or pieces of information that by themselves may not make much sense to a person.
Data
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accepts letters, numbers, and command from the users
keyboard
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: This is another type of input device through which the user give command to the computer
Mouse
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any set of machine-readable instructions (most often in the form of a computer program) that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations.

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software

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any peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or other information appliance

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any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system which converts the electronically generated information into human- readable form.

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are used in large organizations such as insurance companies and banks, where many people frequently need to use the same data.

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