Identifying Hardware and Software Components

A student types on a keyboard during class. What part is this?

• The keyboard is hardware

• The keyboard is software

• The keyboard is a program

• The keyboard is instructions

You open Google Chrome to search for a topic. What part is this?

• The browser is hardware

• The browser is software

• The browser is a keyboard

• The browser is a monitor

You are playing a racing game on a laptop. What part is the game?

• The game is hardware

• The game is software

• The game is a mouse

• The game is a printer

A classmate moves the mouse to click icons. What part is the mouse?

• The mouse is software

• The mouse is hardware

• The mouse is a program

• The mouse is instructions

When you look at a movie on a screen, what part is the screen?

• The screen is hardware

• The screen is software

• The screen is a program

• The screen is instructions

A student uses Microsoft Word to write a story. What part is Word?

• Word is hardware

• Word is software

• Word is a keyboard

• Word is a monitor

When printing a homework page, which part is the printer?

• The printer is hardware

• The printer is software

• The printer is a program

• The printer is instructions

You open Paint to draw pictures. What part is Paint?

• Paint is hardware

• Paint is software

• Paint is a keyboard

• Paint is a mouse

A student touches the tablet screen. What part is the tablet?

• The tablet is software

• The tablet is hardware

• The tablet is a program

• The tablet is instructions

A teacher starts a slideshow on PowerPoint. What part is PowerPoint?

• PowerPoint is hardware

• PowerPoint is software

• PowerPoint is a keyboard

• PowerPoint is a monitor