Information is text, pictures, sounds, or anything else that can be encoded in letters and numbers. A byte is 8 bits of digital information. Think of it as one letter or number . Bytes are grouped into files that are stored in folders on disks . Hardware is the metal and plastic that you can see and feel.
Software is instructions that make a computer do something .
The operating system is special software that has to be running all the time in order for the computer to do anything. The two types have different hardware and software.