Software
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Hardware
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| It is a collection of programs to bring computer hardware system into operation. |
It includes physical components of computer system. |
| It includes numbers, alphabets, alphanumeric symbols, identifiers, keywords, etc. |
It consists of electronic components like ICs, diodes, registers, crystals, boards, insulators, etc. |
| Software products evolve by adding new features to existing programs to support hardware. |
Hardware design is based on architectural decisions to make it work over a range of environmental conditions and time. |
| It will vary as per computer and its built-in functions and programming language. |
It is mostly constructed for all types of computer systems. |
| It is designed and developed by experienced programmers in high-level language. |
The hardware can understand only low-level language or machine language. |
| The software is categorized as operating system, utilities, language processor, application software, etc. |
The hardware consists of input devices, output devices, memory, etc. |
| It is represented in any high-level language such as BASIC, COBOL, C, C++, JAVA, etc. |
The hardware works only on binary codes 1’s and 0’s. |