definition between hardware and software and examples of each
Computer hardware is the physical parts or components of a computer, such as the monitor, keyboard, computer data storage, graphic card, sound card and motherboard. By contrast, software is instructions that can be stored and run by hardware.
All software utilizes at least one hardware device to operate. For example, a video game, which is software, uses the computer processor (CPU), memory (RAM), hard drive, and video card to run. Word processing software uses the computer processor, memory, and hard drive to create and save documents. In a computer, hardware is what makes a computer work.
Software: 1  A set of instructions given to the computer is called software. 2  You cannot touch and feel software. 3  Software is developed by writing instructions in programming language. 4  The operations of computer are controlled through software. 5  If software is damaged or corrupted, its backup copy can be reinstalled.