As a computer user for long time, we all know about the Hardware and Software. The physical and tangible components of a computer are called Hardware i.e Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, CPU etc. and Software are the instructions or program according to which the hardware do functions like MS-OFFICE etc
But usually we are not aware about the Firmware and spyware.
Firmware are the combination of Hardware and software. Computer chips which are inside your CPU that have data or programs recorded on them are Firmware. Some examples of Firmware are ROM, PROM and EPROM.
Spyware is basically a computer software which is installed on a computer in intercept or take the partial control over the user's interaction with the machine without the user knowledge.
If a spyware is installed in your computer, the user activities like surfing habits, websites visited can be tracked without the user knowledge. Spyware can change the computer setting and can stop the internet or slow down its speed.
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