硬拷贝和软拷贝的区别

1. 硬拷贝：
硬拷贝是指打印在纸张或其他材料(如透明胶片)上的数字文档文件。在硬拷贝中，输出打印在纸上，有时也称为永久副本。我们可以触摸硬拷贝。我们可以说它是一个物理副本。
例如 – 报纸、书籍、笔记本、印刷文件等。

2. 软拷贝：
软拷贝是指不打印在纸上的数字文档文件或文档的电子版本。在软拷贝中，输出存在于 USB 驱动器和计算机等中，有时也称为临时拷贝。我们不能碰软文。我们可以说它是一个虚拟副本。
例如 – 电子新闻纸、电子书、pdf 笔记、扫描笔记等。

硬拷贝和软拷贝的区别：

Serial No.	Hard Copy	Soft Copy
1.	Hard copy is a printed document file.	Soft copy is a non printed document file.
2.	It is a physical copy.	It is a virtual copy.
3.	It is treated as permanent copy.	It is treated as temporary copy.
4.	Hard copy does not require an electronic interface like computers or mobiles etc to read and display.	Soft copy requires an electronic interface like computers or mobiles etc to read and display.
5.	Hard copies are not easily portable like soft copy.	Soft copies are easily portable than hard ccopy.
6.	Hard copies occupies real physical space.	Soft copies does not occupy real physical space.
7.	Hard copies can be shared directly in hand to hand or through post etc.	Soft copies can be shared through any digital sharing medium like Email, Whatsaap etc.
8.	Hard copies are relatively expensive to generate/produce as compared to soft copies.	Soft copies are not expensive like hard copies to generate/produce.
9.	These copies are mainly preferred in official works.	These copies are mainly preferred for private purposes.
10.	Hard copies can not be converted into soft copies.	Soft copies can be converted into hard copies.
11.	It has physical weight. Hard copies need physical space for storage.	It has no physical weight. Soft copies need computer memory space for storage.
12.	Hard copies are not editable.	Soft copies are editable.
13.	It is often subjected to wear and tear.	It is never subjected to wear and tear.
14.	There is no chance of cyber attack data stealing.	There is huge chance of cyber attack data stealing.
15.	Hard copies example includes books, official letters, notes, news papers, magazines etc.	Soft copies example includes ebooks, pdf files, word documents, presentation files, scanned copy etc.