| Computer hardware software are two opposing | | | | an expensive paperweight sitting on your desk. In |
| components that make up desktop computers | | | | this article we will discuss the differences between |
| and notebooks. They work together in harmony | | | | the two and how they function together as a |
| to allow the user to operate his or her electronic | | | | cohesive team. |
| device. However, they are completely opposite in | | | | Computer software is different than hardware in |
| their functions and abilities. It is essential that you | | | | that these are the programs, procedures and |
| understand the difference if you want to operate | | | | documentation that cause the machine to be |
| any such electronic device. | | | | operated by the user. The software is classified |
| These two must work together and work | | | | into three different categories. The first is system |
| properly or the machine will be nothing more than | | | | software. |