You are on page 1of 1

HARDWARE- refers to the physical electronic equipment.

1. System Hardware- includes the resources related to the functioning of the Central
Processing Unit.

Motherboard Power Supply Video Card Storage Controller

2. Peripheral Hardware- involves all the external equipment connected to the Central
Processing Unit.

Mouse Speaker Printer Joystick Scanner Memory Card Barcode Reader

SOFTWARE- set of programs which directs and tells hardware how to perform a task.

1. Operating System- program that controls the different parts of the computer.

Windows MAC Linux

2. Application Programs- are written to solve specific problems.

PEOPLEWARE- refers to the people who are directly involved in the preparation and
execution of data processing functions.

Examples: Students, Teachers, Technician, Encoders

You might also like