Replace HDD hard drive with a ssd

[Gold9er2]

have a HP Notebook - 15-db0066wm

I want to replace my hard drive with a SSD hard drive. 

1. Can I replace it with a SSD hard drive if I have been using a hdd drive?

2. Is there any new software I will have to install?

3. Do I need to replace it with a SSD that is compatible with my laptop or will any SSD drive work. 

[WAWood]

@Gold9er2 

HP specs show your model has a 1TB SATA drive -- so the easiest way to switch to an SSD is to get one of the same capacity -- even though that will cost you a lot more than an HDD of the same capacity.  Costs for such drives run around $100 USD -- but your cost will vary by where you purchase it.

Since laptop HDDs and SATA SSDs are the same physical size and use the same connectors, it's a simple matter to swap the second for the first.

In  terms of transferring the contents of the HDD to an SDD, 

What I recommend is the following:
1) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
2) Connect the new drive to the PC using a USB-to-SSD drive adapter (like the one illustrated below)
3) Follow the instructions in this link: http://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW/Cloning+a+disk
4) Shutdown the PC when done
5) Swap the drives and reboot the PC.

NOTE: To do this easily, the SDD has to be the same capacity as the HDD.  IF you get an SDD that is a lot smaller, then before you do the cloning, you have to shrink the largest partition on the HDD (usually the OS partition), to the size such that it, and the other partitions, fit easily on the SSD.

You should boot from the new drive without any problems.

Typical USB-to-SSD adapter: