Hardware vs. Software

Hardware vs. Software

By Daniel Mooney

​who will win?

why are they fighting?

​What makes a computer?

​Hands up!
What do you think of when you think of a computer?

Can we organize them?

Look at the computer in front of you!

All the physical components of a computer.

​

Hardware

• ​Monitor

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Motherboard

• RAM

​You can physically touch it!

Types of Hardware

Peripherals - Plugged into the computer tower.

Examples:
- Mouse
- Keyboard
- Monitor
- Printer

​Components - Internal parts of a computer tower.

Examples:
- Motherboard
- GPU
- CPU
- RAM

The programs and code that runs on the hardware​

Software

• Operating System (Windows, MacOS)

• Internet Browswer

• Games

• Phone Apps

​You cannot touch Firefox.

Types of Software

Operating System: Application:

- Controls your computers secondary memory
- Helps user interact with computer

​-A specific set of instructions for the computer

- Made with a specific task in mind

Categorize

Options (6)

TikTok

MacOS

Critically Acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV

Monitor

Mouse

CPU

Sort the answers into Hardware or Software:

Hardware

Software

Categorize

Options (12)

Mouse

Speaker

Keyboard

Printer

Webcam

Game Controller

Motherboard

GPU

CPU

Power Supply

SSD Harddrive

RAM

Sort the answers into Peripheral or Component:

Peripheral

Component

Categorize

Options (10)

Windows

MacOS

Linux

ChromeOS

Android

Messages

TikTok

Calendar

Pokemon Ruby

Gmail

Sort the answers into Operating System or Application:

Operating System

Application

Multiple Choice

An example of software would be...

• MS Power Point
• keyboard
• monitor
• printer

Multiple Choice

Programs that give instruction to the computer.

• keyboard
• mother board
• hardware
• software

Multiple Choice

An example of the computer's hardware would be ...

• MS Word

• VSCode

• speakers

• Roblox

Multiple Select

Examples of hardware are:

• Keyboard

• Microsoft word

• Mouse

• hard drive

• Grand theft Auto

Multiple Select

Examples of software are:

• Calendar App

• Microsoft word

• Mouse

• hard drive

• Google Chrome