HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE by markel alejos fernandez

Hardware is the conputer thatwe can touch.

alejosmarkel — 2025-10-08 09:55:28 UTC

The hardware is the conponent that are interconnected and we can change anhy of them. The basic conpomentsare the CPU, the mony, the graphics card and the peripherals.

The computer are not inteligent. They follow instruccions from the user and from thecomputer programer. They have aplications ( video games word procesors...)

alejosmarkel — 2025-10-08 09:55:38 UTC

CPU

alejosmarkel — 2025-10-10 06:44:56 UTC

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is a big, green, plastic board with a lot of chips and many other electronic components mounted on it.

MEMORY

alejosmarkel — 2025-10-10 06:45:26 UTC

Memory stores information. M There are various types of memory in the computer

POTABLE MEMORIS

alejosmarkel — 2025-10-10 06:45:39 UTC

Portable memories They are easy to connect and disconnect from the computer. Also, they are easy to carry. CDs, DVDs: We call them "optical memories" because they use light to work. Advantages: Cheap. Disadvantages: Not good to rewrite. Pen drives, memory cards: They store the information in chips. Advantages: Rewritable. Quick, Disadvantage: More expensive than a CD or a DVD. 111

Software is the part of the conputer that we can't touch.

alejosmarkel — 2025-10-13 13:03:18 UTC

Software is the part of the computer that we can't touch. Οι It is the logic that the computer follows. The programmer writes instructions. A set of instructions is a "program". When we use a program, the computer follows the instructions in the program.