This is the name for all components of the computer that you can feel and touch and more like see, these include the monitor, the keyboard, the speakers, the mouse and the cpu and all that is init are all referred to as the hardware, the are very tender even thought big in size, a drop or splash of liquid could damage them
Image 9; the hardware of a Computer system

Software
When the word software is used it refers to a computer component that you cannot touch or feel, or that you can only see thro an icon or emblem, when you put on your system all the icons you see on the screen of your monitor are called Software .A Software is normally found on a disc or a diskette and can also be gotten from the internet, for example microsoft.com can give you most of the software that you need in a day to day computer system.
Image 10; the software of a Computer system