What is a hardware ?
Abbreviated as HW, Hardware is best described as any physical component of a computer system that contains a circuit board or other electronics. A perfect example of hardware is the screen on which you are viewing this page. Whether it be a computer monitor, tablet or smartphone; it's hardware. There are lots of computer components.
What are computer components ?
Definition : All the different pieces of electrical hardware that join together to make up the complete computer system. There are 4 main types of components :
1) Input Devices (Keyboard, mouse etc)
2) Output Devices (Monitor, Speakers etc)
3) Secondary Storage Devices (hard disk drive, CD/DVD drive etc)
4) Processor and Primary Storage Devices (CPU
What is an input device ?
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What is an output device ?
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Some more examples of Input and Output and Both Devices :
Computer Parts - Definition and Pictures (Click the link below)
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What is a peripherals ?
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An example of a hard drive, which is shown above.
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