Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane P. Laudon Management Information System 12th Edition pdf

Computer hardware 

is the physical equipment used for input, processing,

and output activities in an information system. It consists of the following:

computers of various sizes and shapes (including mobile handheld devices);

various input, output, and storage devices; and telecommunications devices

that link computers together.

Computer software

consists of the detailed, preprogrammed instructions

that control and coordinate the computer hardware components in an informa-

tion system. Chapter 5 describes the contemporary software and hardware

platforms used by firms today in greater detail.