30 Hardware and Software Examples

In computing, the terms hardware and software they allude to different aspects of every computer system: the physical and digital aspects respectively, body and soul of every computer.

The hardware It is the set of physical parts that make up the body of a computerized system: the plates, circuits, mechanisms and electrical devices, as well as processing, support and connection. For example: monitor, keyboard, printer.

In fact, hardware can be classified and ordered according to its role in the overall system process:

Thesoftware is the intangible content of the system: the set of programs, instructions and idioms that carry out tasks and interface with the user. In turn, the software can be classified according to its main function in:

As a whole, hardware Y software they integrate the entirety of a computer system.

Hardware examples

1. Monitorsor screens. In which the information and processes are displayed for the user. They are usually considered output hardware, although there are touch monitors that allow data entry as well (mixed).
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2. Keyboard and mouse. The classic mechanisms of input or incorporation of data by the user, the first through buttons (keys) and the second through movements mainly.
3. Video-cameras. Also calls webcamsSince they became popular with the advent of the Internet and video conferencing, they are a typical image and audio input mechanism.
4. Processor. The CPU core (Central Processing Unit), is a chip capable of performing thousands of calculations per second and that provides the central information processing power to the computer system.
5. Network card. A set of electronic circuits integrated to the motherboard of the CPU and that give the computer the possibility of interacting with different data networks at a distance.
6. RAM Memory Modules. Circuits that integrate various random access memory modules into the system (RAM where the various system processes will be executed).
7. Printers. Peripherals very common that transcribe the digital information handled by the system (output) to paper. There are various models and trends, some of which even allow data to be entered from a scanner (mixed).
8. Scanners. Input peripherals, which digitize the content entered in the best manner of a photocopier or the now defunct faxes, and allows it to be digitally reproduced for sending, storage or editing.
9. Modem. Communications component, often integrated into the computer, responsible for handling data transmission (output) protocols for connection to computer networks.
10. Hard drives. The storage hardware par excellence, it contains the basic information of any computer system and also allows the data entered by the user to be archived. It is not removable and is inside the CPU.
11. CD / DVD reader. Mechanism of reading (and often writing, that is, mixed) of removable discs in CD or DVD format (or both). It is used to extract and save information from said media, for its physical extraction and transfer or to reinsert it into the system from original matrices.
12. Pendrivers. The most practical information transfer peripheral available to date, it allows you to enter and Quickly extract system data into its storage memory body and carry it in a pocket. It connects via USB ports and is usually quick, easy and discreet.
13. Electric battery. Although it may not seem like it, the power supply is an indispensable accessory for the system, especially in computers or portable digital devices, but also in the table or fixed ones, since it allows to keep certain sectors of the system always running, such as those in charge of perpetuating the time and date, or similar information.
14. Floppy drives. Already globally extinct, floppy drives read and wrote information on floppy disks, a very popular storage medium during the 1980s and 1990s. Today they are nothing more than a relic.
15. Video cards. Similar to the network, but focused on the processing of visual information, they allow greater and better displays of information on-screen, and novel models are often necessary for running design software or even motion picture video games.

Software examples

1. Microsoft Windows. Perhaps the most popular operating system in the world, used in thousands of IBM computers and that allows the management and interaction of the different computer segments from a user friendly environment, based on windows that overlap with the information.
2. Mozilla Firefox. One of the most popular browsers from the Internet, available for free download. Allows user interaction with the world Wide Web, as well as conducting data searches and other types of virtual interactions.
3. Microsoft Word. Probably the most popular word processor in the world, part of the Microsoft Office suite, which includes tools for business, database management, presentation development, etc.
4. Google Chrome. The Google browser imposed a paradigm of lightness and speed in the field of Internet browsers and quickly became popular among Internet fans. Its success was such that it opened the door to projects for Google operating systems and other software to come.
5. Adobe photoshop. Application for image editing, development of visual design content and various photographic retouching, aesthetic composition and others, of the business Adobe Inc. It is undoubtedly a popular software in the graphic design world.
6. Microsoft Excel. Another tool from Microsoft's Office suite, this time to create and manage databases and information tables. It is extremely useful for administrative and accounting tasks.
7. Skype. Very popular telecommunications software, which allows you to make video calls or even videoconferences over the Internet for free. Even if you do not have a camera or do not want to use it, it can become a simile of telephone calls, using data instead of telephone impulses.
8. CCleaner. Digital cleaning and maintenance tool operating system of the computer, capable of detecting and eliminating malicious software (viruses, malware) and accommodating registry errors or other consequences of the use of the system itself.
9. AVG Antivirus. A defense application: protects the system from possible intrusions by third parties or malicious software from infected networks or other storage media. It serves as a digital antibody and protective shield.
10. Winamp. Music player for both IBM and Macintosh systems is free to distribute and keeps up with trends in internet radio, podcasts and more.
11. Nero CD / DVD Burner. Out of use, this tool allowed you to personally manage your CD or DVD writing drives, as long as you had the appropriate hardware.
12. VLC Player. Video playback software in various compression formats, allowing the multimedia display of audio and images required to watch movies or series in digital.
13. Comix. A popular digital comic viewer, which allows you to open image files of various formats to have a reading experience similar to that of the physical cartoon, being able to determine the size, the zoom of the image, etc.
14. OneNote. This tool is used to take and manage personal notes, just like a notebook in your pocket. Using it, you have quick access to lists, notes or reminders, so it also acts as an agenda.
15. MediaMonkey. An application that allows you to play, sort and manage music and video files, through a series of libraries that serve author, album, and other relevant information, as well as synchronize them with mobile devices such as music players and phones cell phones.

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