A good answer might be:

No. You have destroyed the physical book, but not the intangible "book".

It is saddening how many governments don't understand this.

Components of a Computer System

Software is stored on hardware such as hard disks or tape. Monsters, Inc. can be recorded on a VCR tape. But the computer program (and the TV episode) is intangible. It is not the physical storage medium.

The hardware components of a computer system are the electronic and mechanical parts.
The software components of a computer system are the intangible parts: the data and the computer programs.

The major hardware components of a computer system are:

You probably have a computer in front of you. The processor, main memory, and secondary memory devices are inside the systems unit. This is the metal box that is sometimes called "the computer." The monitor (the TV-like screen) is an output device.

QUESTION 3:

Is a mouse and input device or an output device?