Terms Related to Computer

Data :- The unprocessed raw facts and figures like text, numbers, symbol are on the paper is called data.


Information :- If the data is organized and present in a given context so as to be useful and meaningful that is called Information.

Hardware: It is the touchable or physical components of the computer system.

·        With the help of hardware devices enter the data as an input to the computer and see the result as an output from the computer.

·        Some example of hardware devices is Monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, scanner, CPU, UPS, speaker, ROM, RAM, etc.

Software: it is the non-touchable part of the computer system.

·        It is a set of instructions, program and procedures.

·        It tells to hardware what to do and how to complete a task.

·        Special operation can be requiring a particular software to performing operation.

·        Some example of software is MS Office, Web Browser, Antivirus, etc.