Question

from the given pairs. which would you choose for minimal adverse impact on the environment? a) Laptops & Desktop b) Hardcopy & Softcopy ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hard Copy :

Hard copy refers to the digital document file which is printed on paper or other material like transparency. In hard copy the output is printed on the paper and sometimes it is referred as permanent copy. We can touch the hard copy. We can say it is a physical copy.

For example- News Paper, Book, Note book, printed document files etc.

2. Soft Copy :

Soft copy refers to the digital document file or electronic version of a document which is not printed on paper. In soft copy the output is present in the USB drives and computers etc and sometimes it is referred as temporary copy. We can not touch the soft copy. We can say it is a virtual copy.

For example- ENews paper, Ebook, pdf notes, scanned notes etc.