Understanding Microsoft Windows components
A computer is made up of many components, such as hardware and software. The hardware components are the physical devices, such as the processor, Random Access Memory (RAM) modules, and storage devices. On top of the hardware, there's the operating system that is installed on the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or the Solid State Drive (SSD). The operating system allows us to control and send tasks to the hardware to calculate. To insert additional functions into the operating system, we commonly install applications.
Imagine you have a new computer with Microsoft Windows; within the operating system, there are some essential applications that are built into Windows, such as utilities for optimization. However, if you want to create a document or design a presentation, you'll need an office suite of applications, such as Microsoft Office. This will add the functionality of creating documents and presentation files.
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