Differentiate between hardware and software

1.	Differentiate between hardware and software
Answer» Hardware:\tPhysical parts of the computer are called hardware.\tYou can touch, see and feel hardware.\tHardware is constructed using physical materials or components.\tComputer is hardware, which operates under the control of a software.\tIf hardware is damaged, it is replaced with new one.\tHardware is not affected by computer viruses.\tHardware cannot be transferred from one place to another electronically through network.\tUser cannot make new duplicate copies of the hardware.Software:\tA set of instructions given to the computer is called software.\tYou cannot touch and feel software.\tSoftware is developed by writing instructions in programming language.\tThe operations of computer are controlled through software.\tIf software is damaged or corrupted, its backup copy can be reinstalled.\tSoftware is affected by computer viruses.\tSoftware can be transferred from one lace to another electronically through network.\tUser can make many new duplicate copies of the software.

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