the difference between hardware and software



Computer hardware is any physical device used in or with your machine, whereas software is a collection of code installed onto your computer's hard drive. For example, the computer monitor you are using to read this text and the mouse you are using to navigate this web page are computer hardware. The internet browser  that allowed you to visit this page and the operating system that the browser is running on are considered software.examples of hardware are Webb cams cellphones smartphones. examples of software are internet browser, hard drive, emails