Question

which best describes the relationship between hardware and software? software instructs hardware how to perform. software allows users to interact with hardware. hardware directs the performance of software. hardware enables software to perform correctly.

Explanation:

• Software is a set of instructions. Hardware is the physical component. Software tells the hardware what to do. For example, a word - processing software (software) instructs the computer's processor, memory, etc. (hardware) to display, save, and print text.
• While software can allow users to interact with hardware (e.g., a graphical user interface), the more fundamental relationship is that software gives instructions to hardware. Hardware does not direct software's performance. And it is software that enables the use of hardware in a meaningful way (by providing instructions), not the other way around in terms of the core relationship.

Answer:

Software instructs hardware how to perform.