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What is the difference between hardware, software, and firmware?

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Question added by ABDUL RAFI NADUKKANDY , Network Eng. ,System Administrator, Technical Support,Sales &Purchase Manager, Sales Executive , NOTWORKING
Date Posted: 2016/04/07
VIKAS P
by VIKAS P , Project Implementation & Technical Support Specialist , TECHNOWAVE INTERNATIONAL LLC

Hardware means its physical existing in the machine or computer.

Software mean its an program which is used to run the process like Microsoft,SQL

Firmware refers to the software which is built on the Hardware to make the running perfect like the system BIOS etc.

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by Deleted user

HARDWARE is the physical stuff in your computer (CPU, GPU, ram etc.), whereas the SOFTWARE is the programs on it, such as Microsoft Windows, Google chrome or Minecraft. FIRMWARE is software that the computer has built into it, such as the BIOS, and it cannot be erased like normal software.

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by Deleted user

HARDWARE is the physical arrangement of electronic parts that can only be changed with a screwdriver or soldering iron.  It is purely physical.SOFTWARE is the arrangement of digital instructions that guide the operation of  computer hardware.  Software is loaded from storage (flash, disk, network, etc) into the computer's operating memory (RAM) on demand, and is designed to be easy to change.FIRMWARE is a special class of software that is not intended to change once shipped.  An update requires either a swap of chips or a special process to reload the flash memory containing the software.  This kind of software powers things like your TV, your microwave, and your home router, as well as the BIOS (the boot code) of your PC.

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