Difference between hardware,software and firmware lesson 4
1. Difference Between
Hardware, Software and Firmware
Computer Networks
Lesson 4Pranab Bandhu Nath
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CSE Department
City University, Dhaka
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2. Difference Between
Hardware Firmware Software
Computer hardware is what
you can physically touch.
Computer hardware is the
collection of physical parts of
a computer system.
Computer case, monitor,
keyboard, and mouse. Hard
disk drive, motherboard,
video card, and many others.
Firmware is a Set of Instruction
or Programs written in
Machine Language which are
used to Operate Hardware
It is the set of Instruction
It is stored in Hardware.
It is a life of the devices like PC,
Bios, AC, Camera or Television
Software is a set of
instructions, data or programs
used to operate computers
and execute specific tasks.
Examples of applications include
office suites, database programs,
web browsers, Word Processors,
Software development tools,
image editors and
communication Platforms.
Software is generally stored in
user accessible Memory.
