Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system.

A microprocessor is an external hardware device.

RAM stands for Random Access Memory.

A motherboard is a software program that manages hardware resources.

A video card is necessary for displaying images and videos on a monitor.

System software includes operating systems and utility programs.

Applications software is responsible for controlling hardware components.

Peripheral devices are internal components of a computer.

A compiler translates high-level programming languages into machine code.

Device drivers are unnecessary for operating system functionality.