Answer:
I think that Hardware runs the computer, whereas software performs tasks is correct.
I think that Hardware performs tasks, whereas software provides instructions is correct.
Explanation:
For the first one I put above, I think it is correct because Hardware is literally the computer, it runs everything but the software gives it instructions.
For the second one I put above, I think it is correct because Hardware does what the software tells it, hardware is what makes everything happen, the software gives it code.
For example, if you know Python:
print('Hello')
Will tell the computer to print 'Hello' in the terminal.
If you know javascript:
document.write("Hello") Not sure if this is right btw, I learned js some time ago
This will tell the computer to display Hello on the screen on your website
If you know ok nevermind...
And by software you mean the programming language or something executing the code (complier) right?
Hope this helps!!!
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My guess, might not be correct: Hardware performs tasks, whereas software provides instructions because if software is the app or program right? So then the software gives the code and algorithms and in algorithms you provide instructions and the computer runs the result, if you think about it like this: without the software the hardware can't do anything which is true, so then the software is telling the software what to do (instructions) and the hardware is performing it and showing results and responding to the software. I hope this helps
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