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1. HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

2. Hardware and Software The computer is made up of 2 essential parts Hardware: The physical parts of the computer that you can see and touch 2. Software: The intangible parts of the computer; the instructions
3. Examples of Hardware Printer Monitor Mouse/Trackball Joystick/Controller Speakers Keyboard Scanner
4. Software There are 2 types of Software Operating System Software – The instructions that help the hardware and programs work together Application software - These are the specific instructions to the programs that are installed or downloaded in your computer
5. Operating System Software Is used with the memory of your computer Can format your disks Create folders to save files Makes it able to move and copy files and folders
6. Examples of Software Operating System Application Microsoft Word Facebook Microtype Angry Birds Power point Temple Run Movie Maker MAC OS X Windows 7 Windows XP
7. Microsoft Software Word Processing* – is used for documents that contain lots of text (reports, business letters and memos) Publisher* – creates different publications (flyers, brochures, business cards, etc) Spreadsheet* – Is used for calculations and to create graphs Database – Holds the most information in the form of records and can create different reports Presentation – (power point) creates informational presentations for audiences. The basic unit is a slide