More Hardware & Software

Other hardware

Other components in a computer are:

Software

Computers have some program material built in in the form of read only memory (ROM). When you switch a computer on, the program in ROM moves some program steps to read/write memory (RAM), does some tests and loads the operating system, usually Windows. The operating system sets up the desktop and some other chores; then waits for your instructions, in the form of mouse clicks. Linux is another operating system which is gaining ground in popularity.

Some other categories of software are shown here:

You will find references to other programs in both the Silver Surfers course and the Web writing course

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