Olympiad Test Level 1: Hardware & Software - 1 - Class 3 MCQ

A hard disk drive can be found inside laptops and desktop computers.

Computer hardware is the collection of physical parts of a computer system. This includes the computer case, monitor, keyboard, hard disk drive, motherboard, video card, RAM, mouse and speaker. Computer hardware is what you can physically touch. Whereas, Windows is a group of several graphical operating system software families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. So we can say windows is not hardware.

The full form of CD is Compact disc. It is a digital optical disc data storage format
that was co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings (CD-DA) but was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM).

With the help of monitor, we are able to see images.

Mother board is the main circuit (physical component) of the system.

The physical component of a computer is known as hardware.

Memory is stored digitally in the computer.

Microprocessor is the main hardware part of a computer.

We can put CD in a CD drive in the computer for reading information from a CD.

A computer program is a sequence of instructions for performing a task designed to solve specific problems. Each program instruction is designed to be executable by a computer. So we can say Software is a program that works in a computer.