What is the difference B/W Hardware & Software Explain with the languages Pls , Because i am a science student

Question

I am a bio-chemistry student Pls tell me the differ B/W hardware & Software, with Possible Reasons and also with Languages. Pls send the Details ASAP.
Regard's,
Thissam Hameed

Answer 1

Hardware Refers to objects that you can actually touch, like disks, disk drives, display screens, keyboards, printers, boards, and chips. In contrast, software is untouchable. Software exists as ideas, concepts, and symbols, but it has no substance.



There are several differences between computer hardware and software. However, the fundamental difference between hardware and software is that hardware is a physical device something that you're able to touch and see. For example, the computer monitor you're viewing this text on or the mouse you're using to navigate is considered computer hardware.



Software is code and instructions that tell a computer and/or hardware how to operate. This code can be viewed and executed using a computer or other hardware device. However, without any hardware software would not exist. An examples of software is Microsoft Windows, an operating system that allows you to control your computer and other programs that run on it. Another example of software is the Internet browser you're using to view this page.

Answer 2

Hardware are the components of a PC. Languages used by Hardware are 0,1 (binary) - electrical doors. I don't know what u wish to know about hardware so i don't want to go further here.

Software are applications made for PC. Languages are multiple. Languages are usually made for specific Operating systems, like Windows Operating system, Linux Operating system, Unix Operating system, MAC Operating system, and much more.

I will list some languages used in writing applications (software) for Linux and windows operating system (I'm not familiar with MAC OS).

Linux operating system use C++, Perl, Python, Kylix, Java languages and compilers to make applications.

Compilers are a sort of applications that takes the source code and make the application that the OS knows how to interpret it and pass to the hardware for processing.

Windows Operating system use C++, Basic, Perl, Python, Delphi, Java, C#(Sharp), Assembler(ASM) i don't remember now anything else but there are more programming languages.

Each programing language must have it's interpreter and it's compiler. Usually Software are written by Software. The Software that it's used to write other software are known as Developer Software, and the Interface used it's named Interface Developer Envoriment.

You can search the web for Programming languages, Software and PC Hardware history for more details.

Answer 3

I think the question you are asking has a rather simple answer...



Hardware is the physical equipment which makes up the architecture of your 'box', your PC or laptop for example... Other examples would be a peripheral like a Printer.



Software is the code which runs on that architecture like your operating system and any programs which you install... An example of a piece of software would be Windows (all versions).



When you say "Language" I presume you mean a programming language... They are used to create the software which runs on your machine but the IDE (development environments) are actually pieces of software themselves... Examples of programming languages would be C, C++, Python, Java, I could go on...



Everything related to software boils down to assembly language, that's the programming language native to your equipment at the very lowest level... For an Intel PC (or variant of) it would be the x86 ASM language... If you go lower than that you are looking at the binary flowing around your system which is controlled by the x86 language.



That, unfortunately, is as simple as I can put it without more details on what it is you are trying to find out.

Answer 4

Hardware is the infrastructure of electronics. Software is the programming logic that makes the harware operate in a certain manner/sequence. Imagine hardware as being the bridges/roads/cars in a city and software as being the humans making the desicions as to which resources or ways to take to accomplish their final objective.



Software is an entity residing in memory which constantly monitors the status of the hardware. Based on any changes in the hardware, software decides what other parts of the hardware to activate/deactivate. For example: a device in the OFF state is constantly monitoring the on/off button (the hardware). When it senses that the button has been pressed, the software has been designed so that when said event occurs, a sequence of other events must be performed to bring the device to life and put it in the active state waiting for ANOTHER event.

Answer 5

simply put ....



Hardware is something you can touch like a screen, keyboard, mouse or even a proccessor.



Sofware is referred to data that makes up a program like windows, internet explorer, games, office applications, ect.



you can hold hardware (the cd) software is something that takes advantage of the features hardware provides.



There is also something called "firmware" which is "embedded software" embedded meaning that it is fixed in to place or built in to something.



For example ...

when you turn on your pc you hit the power button (hardware) the power goes in to the computer then flows in to something called a bios chip (also hardware) the power then causes the hardware to move electrons down given paths through something we call "logic gates" which are made up from arrays or transistors.



When this happens the hardware shows what its been told to by instructions written inside it (firmware - embedded) this is usually some white text showing you a list of all the hardware in your pc.



The firmware then has programmed in to it a startup procedure and starts to read information (software) from the hard drvie (hardware) which is a unit with spinning gold discs much like a cd but more complex.



What it reads is then presented to the user and the user can then use things like the keyboard and mouse (hardware) to give instructions to windows (software) which directs the hardware inside to do its stuff.



When we talk about programming languages we are talking about software, i use a language called "C Sharp" every day and use it to write small blocks of information in to files called source files.



Source files can then be taken in to a compiler (software) which turns the instructions from near english into binary instructions or what we call "executable" code.



The commonly known program like windows, word, paint, explorer, ect all software are considered executable because the computer can understand and use them to present data to the user.



other concepts involve "beta testing" which large comapnies use to test new products that have been developed by its programming staff.



google for windows vista beta 2 and microsoft will let you download a beta version of their new windows version.

Answer 6

Hardware refers to equipment or peripherals.

Example would be CPU, harddisk, CD-ROM, Graphic Card, Monitor or even your keyboard and mouse.



Software would be like programs.

Example would be Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Linux OS, Norton antivirus, adobe acrobat, msn messenger, internet explorer or even pop up blocker.



Hardware are being manufactured whereas software is being writen.

Answer 7

H/W is all that physical stuff that need to biult a computer and

S/W is all those programmes and applications and Operating system that need to use those H/W