Monitor and printer are the two main output devices. A process can be anything that changes the data or performs an action, such as adding, subtracting, or putting letters on a page. This includes the memory chip inside the computer, floppy disk and CD-ROMs. Hardware is something you can see and touch. After the information is entered into the processor, the computer has to decode it so that it understands what you want it to do.
Software programs help the computer decode the information.
Applications software is designed to help you accomplish something useful. Software programs are something you do not see or touch. Now that you have mastered the parts of the computer it is time to continue on.