Fill in the Blanks Hardware & SoftwareOnline version Fill in the blanks with the words given by Desirée Garriga 1 Software devices application hard Software hardware computer computer program CPU hardware machine computer mechanical control programmed System The term refers to device that makes up . Computer hardware consists of interconnected electronic that we can use to computer's operation , input and output . Examples of hardware are , keyboard , mouse , disk , etc . Computer is a collection of several components working together . Some parts are essential and others are added advantages . Computer hardware is made up of CPU and peripherals . A set of instructions that drives computer to do stipulated tasks is called a . instructions are in a language , translated into language , and executed by . Software can be categorized into two types ? System software Application software software operates directly on hardware devices of computer . It provides a platform to run an application . It provides and supports user functionality . Examples of system software include operating systems such as Windows , Linux , Unix , etc . An software is designed for benefit of users to perform one or more tasks . Examples of application software include Microsoft Word , Excel , PowerPoint , Oracle , etc .