Is floppy disk hardware or software?

Question

Is floppy disk hardware or software?

Answer 1

The disk is hardware. The data on the disk may be software, such as is it is a program.  

Answer 2

The floppy disk itself is hardware.

Other hardware includes CD-R, DVD, printer. Software are computer programs such as microsoft word.

Answer 3

Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, including its digital circuitry, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within the hardware. The hardware of a computer is infrequently changed, in comparison with software and hardware data, which are "soft" in the sense that they are readily created, modified or erased on the computer.

Basically programmes on the PC are software.  Physical components are hardware.  

Answer 4

When it contains program, it is both. If it's blank, it's hardware.

Answer 5

the floopy disk / cd / usb drive this all comes under hardware . the software means which u can see only u cant touch that the hard means u can touch and u can see  

Answer 6

it is hardware - software are applications that you use on the computer. Anything that you physically use (i.e - insert into the computer) is hardware