What is soft copy and hard copy...
You have created a file in the computer, suppose you have typed a letter in MS word, now you have to give a copy of that MS word file to someone, then through your mail or pendrive of that file. Copy given. In this way, you gave a copy of that file to someone without printing it, it will be called a soft copy of the file. An example of this is sending photos or documents via email. It is also called as electric copy preparation. Many people scan a digital copy of their important documents and also keep them safe on their computer or in the cloud. But if you are printing a copy of the same document by the printer, then in fact you are making a hard copy or a paper copy of it.