2006-07-23 07:23:06 · 7 answers · asked by kamlesh s 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Computer hardware refers to the components inside and outside a computer. The inside consists of a central processing unit (CPU), motherboard, random access memory (RAM), video card, sound card, network card (in some cases), hard drive, optical drives, floppy drives, media card readers, and a case. The outside consists of a monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, and peripherals.
2006-07-23 07:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, including the 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 data, which are "soft" in the sense that they are readily created, modified or erased on the computer. Firmware is a special type of software that rarely, if ever, needs to be changed and so is stored on hardware devices such as read-only memory (ROM) where it is not readily changed (and is therefore "firm" rather than just "soft").
Most computer hardware is not seen by normal users. It is in embedded systems in automobiles, microwave ovens, electrocardiograph machines, compact disc players, and other devices. Personal computers, the computer hardware familiar to most people, form only a small minority of computers (about 0.2% of all new computers produced in 2003) Market statistics.
2006-07-23 07:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by girish4music 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware is the actuall transistors, resistors, chips... that make up the computer, the mouse, the keyboard etc. The software is the bits of data that flow through the hardware and accept input like a keystroke and send output like pictures and sound.
2006-07-23 07:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by KAMSC_kid_09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your PC and the things connected to your PC which you can knock with your knuckles -- that is the hardware. Software, the PROGRAMS inside the computer that make the hardware work. Sofware COMMAND and HARDWARE obbey... a bit like men and women.... We men are the hard... ware and they are the soft bits !! -- I can't be more friendly than this. Ah "friendly" here means how easy a program is to use...
2006-07-23 07:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by Francis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware, anything you can touch within a computer.
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2006-07-23 07:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by jay G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware is any part of a computer, inside the computer,that you can touch. Keyboards, monitors and mice are peripherals.
2006-07-23 07:27:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is not software.
2006-07-23 07:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by MojoMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋