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February 1

Computer science

Discuss the differences between hard Ware, software and firmware — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.215.39.70 (talk) 16:44, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hardware is the physical components of the computer. Software and firmware I've found to be interchangeable terms referring to the programs you can install on a computer. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 16:47, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Firmware is a special case of software that is loaded into permanent memory such as EEPROMs. Typically firmware is used by embedded devices such as cameras, network switches, washing machines. See Computer hardware, Software and Firmware. See also Liveware and Vapourware! Martin of Sheffield (talk) 16:55, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Discuss the differences between doing your own homework and copying answers from Q&A sites. --Lambiam 00:17, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please do your own homework.

Welcome to Wikipedia. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misinterpretation, but it is our aim here not to do people's homework for them, but to merely aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn nearly as much as doing it yourself. Please attempt to solve the problem or answer the question yourself first. If you need help with a specific part of your homework, feel free to tell us where you are stuck and ask for help. If you need help grasping the concept of a problem, by all means let us know. TheMrP (talk) 19:24, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

At the very least, the OP should have said "Please." --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:03, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nah, I've done that before. —Tamfang (talk) 04:21, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]