Which item is an example of hardware?

Which item is an example of hardware?

• A. Mouse
• B. Software
• C. Application
• D. Firmware

Answer: (A)

Hardware means the physical parts of a computer that you can touch and connect. A mouse is a physical device you can see and handle, which directly interacts with the computer, so it fits as hardware. The other options are software: programs or applications you run on the hardware. Firmware sits in the middle—it's software stored in a device to control its hardware, not a standalone physical object. So the mouse is the hardware example.

Hardware means the physical parts of a computer that you can touch and connect. A mouse is a physical device you can see and handle, which directly interacts with the computer, so it fits as hardware. The other options are software: programs or applications you run on the hardware. Firmware sits in the middle—it's software stored in a device to control its hardware, not a standalone physical object. So the mouse is the hardware example.