硬件和软件之间的区别

电脑硬件：
硬件是指计算机的物理组件。计算机硬件是我们可以触摸这些部件的任何部分。这些是用于组装计算机的主要电子设备。计算机中的硬件示例包括处理器，存储设备，监视器，打印机，键盘，鼠标和中央处理器。

计算机软件：
软件是在计算机系统上执行不同任务的说明，过程和文档的集合。我们也可以说计算机软件是在计算机处理器上执行的编程代码。该代码可以是机器级别的代码，也可以是为操作系统编写的代码。软件示例包括Word，Excel，Power Point，Google Chrome，Photoshop，MySQL等。

硬件和软件之间的区别：

Hardware	Software
Hardware is a physical parts computer that cause processing of data.	Software is a set of instruction that tells a computer exactly what to do.
It is manufactured.	It is developed and engineered.
Hardware can not perform any task without software.	software can not be executed without hardware.
As Hardware are physical electronic devices, we can see and touch hardware.	We can see and also use the software but can’t actually touch them.
It has four main categories: input device, output devices, storage, and internal components.	It is mainly divided into System software, Programming software and Application software.
Hardware is not affected by computer viruses.	Software is affected by computer viruses.
It can not be transferred from one place to another electrically through network.	But, it can be transferred.
If hardware is damaged, it is replaced with new one.	If software is damaged, its backup copy can be reinstalled.
Ex: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Printer, CPU, Hard disk, RAM, ROM etc.	Ex: Ms Word, Excel, Power Point, Photoshop, MySQL etc.