Computer Hardware

by John White

Computer hardware is the physical aspect of the computer. It is the hard or things that can be touched elements of the computer. This is as opposed to computer software which would be the data on the computer or the programs that are used on the computer. Most of the time, many aspects of the computers hardware will not change, but they can be if needed. It should be pointed out that computers are not even close to being the largest selection of computer hardware. In virtually any type of product that has a computer system, hardware is installed onto the computer to allow for it. This can be anything from electronics to the microwave oven in your kitchen. Computers only make up about two percent of the total of hardware used today.

Computer Hardware On The Computer

On your computer, there are many types of computer hardware that you use each time that you turn on your computer. The main part of the computer is the motherboard or the brain of the system. These will have areas called slots that will allow for expansion cards to be added to them. The CPU or central processing unit of the computer is the part that is inside your computer case, or the element in which you will be placing your CD ROMs or your other connections. RAM, Random Access Memory is another type of hardware. It is a type of memory that is used inside the computer for short term memory needs for storage of data. This allows your computer to run faster and easily get the information that it needs to do just that.

Buses are another type of hardware that is found on your computer. These are things such as PCI bus, USB, or PCI-E or AGP bus. The power supply is another element of hardware on your computer as are the storage controllers. These include IDE, SCSI, and other types. This is the element of your computer which will allow your hard disk to work, your floppy disk and your CD ROM. These can be added to in order to expand what your computer can do.

Even more types of computer hardware include the video display controller, computer bus controllers, CD ROM Drives, CD Writers, DVD Drives and Writers, and many of the elements of the function of the computer.

Now, on the outside, computer hardware can even include things like your mouse, your keyboard, your trackball, joysticks, game package, speakers, image and video devices, microphones, printers, monitors, headsets, and web cams.

When selecting any and all of the types of computer hardware for your computer, you will want to insure that the computer is capable of working with them as well as insuring that they are the ultimate of quality. Luckily, many of these options can be purchased right on the web.

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