Computer Hardware and Software

From the word Hard, which means something that can be touched or held. Computer hardware can be defined as the physical components of a computer. Examples of computer hardware are Keyboard, Mouse, Processor, Memory devices, Monitor, Printer, and the Central processing unit etc. 

From the word Soft, which means something that can neither be touched nor held.

Computer software refers to the components of a computer that perform specific tasks on a computer based on a collection of instructions or procedures. Computer software is a compendium of executable code that is written in high or low level programming language. Examples of computer software are Adobe Photoshop, Google Chrome, WhatsApp, Twitter, Slack, Operating System etc.