Hardware

Hardware categories

Input devices

Processing devices

Output devices

Storage devices

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Main memory

Memory swapping

Volatile memory

Nonvolatile memory

Software

Types of software

Types of OS

License

Application software

Horizontal-market application software

Vertical-market application software

One-of-a-kind application software

Acquiring application software

Browsers

Firmware

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

client

server

Manager's buying decisions

Virus

Payload

Macro virus

Worm

Zombie

Botnet

Patches

Antivirus program