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What is the basic difference between freeware and hardware?

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Correct answer: Freeware can be free to use software and hardware is physical part

Direct answer: Option A. Freeware and hardware are different kinds of terms. Freeware is software that is distributed for free use, usually under particular licence conditions. It is a program or collection of instructions, such as a free utility or media player; “free” does not necessarily mean that every right, such as changing or selling it, is unlimited. Hardware means the physical parts of a computer that can be touched, such as a mouse, keyboard, monitor or motherboard. Therefore Option A correctly states that freeware can be free-to-use software and hardware is a physical part. Option B is wrong because a mouse is hardware, not freeware. Option C reverses the categories: hardware is not an app, and it is not always free. Option D is wrong because neither term means “only viruses”; a virus is harmful software, while hardware is physical equipment. Memory cue: software is instructions, hardware is touchable; freeware describes a software-use condition.

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