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Hardware and Software
Hardware are the physical components of a computer, software is the programs and comands installed on them. |
An example of hardware is the mouse or keyboard, and example of software is Microsoft. For a computer to function properly it must have both hardware and software.
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Main components of computers
Memory board Hard Disk ROM RAM BIOS CPU |
Hard Disk; non-volatile memory ROM; read only (non-volatile) memory RAM; random access (volatile) memory BIOS; basic input output system CPU; central processing unit |
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Operating Systems
Comand Line Interfaces Graphical User Interface |
CLI; need instructions to choose options from menus
GUI; all gui's are wimps,windows, icons, menus and pointing device - allows user to interact with the computer. |