BU415 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Graphical User Interface, Computer Hardware, User Interface
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Computing hardware the physical components of information technology, which can include the computer itself plus peripherals such as storage devices, input devices, like the mouse and keyboard, output devices like monitors and printers, networking equipment, and so on. Software a computer program or a collection of programs. It is a precise set of instructions that tells hardware what to do. It is the instructions of software the software code that enable a computer to do something wonderful. An inexpensive cell phone has about one million lines of code. Managers who understand software can better understand the possibilities and impact of technology. Software refers to a computer program or collection of programs sets of instructions that tell the hardware what to do. Software gets your computer to behave like a web browser or word processor. The flexibility of these layers gives computers the customization options that managers and businesses demand.
