Information in simple English

Hardware

Computer hardware is the set of physical components that are required to run the computer system. Every part, which runs within the circuit board and is tangible, is considered as the hardware.

Types:

  • Internal Hardware: inside the computer case directly connected to the motherboard; refer to as components.
  • External Hardware: outside the computer case; called peripherals.

Examples:

  • CPU
  • motherboard
  • webcam
  • mouse
  • keyboard 
  • RAM
  • scanner