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A computer system is made up of hardware and software:

• Hardware is the physical parts of the computer
• Software is a general term for programs that control and make use of the hardware 
• Software is translated into machine code for the hardware to understand. Software types are in a hierarchy of their position in relation to the hardware.

• Types of software

  Firmware is a program embedded onto a hardware device. All hardware components in a computer have firmware. Firmware is usually coded into a hardware device when it is created in a…