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hardward - answer the equipment, or the physical devices,
associated with the computer
software - answer computer instructions that tell the hardware what
to do
programs - answer instruction sets written by programmers
programming - answer when you write software instructions
application software - answer comprises all the programs you apply
to a task, such as word-processing programs, spreadsheets, payroll
and inventory programs, and even games
system softwar - answer comprises the programs you use to mange
your computer, including operating systems such as Windows,
Linux, or UNIX
input - answer data items enter the computer system and are placed
in memory, where they can be processed
data items - answer include all the text, numbers, and other raw
material that are entered into and processed by a computer
processing - answer may involve organizing or sorting data items,
checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them