computer Hardware

First of all, it might be useful to be mentioned the fact that computer hardware refers to components such as the motherboard, the computer chases and the computer screen as well as to all sorts of storage media and peripherals that are also very important to be considered. There are for example computer hardware components that are known to be very important for the way in which the computer functions as a system and few examples of such components are represented by the central processing unit, the computer case, the power supply, the motherboard, the random access memory, the PCI Express Cards, the AGP Cards, the PCI cards and the ISA Cards.

There are also computer hardware storage components which need to be considered when discussing about computer hardware because storing data is very important for all computer users. We can mention at this stage the floppy disk drives, the hard drive, the CD-Rom drive, the CD-RW drive, the DVD-Rom drive and the removable type of media such as the flash memory and the USB flash drive.

In what concerns the third type of computer hardware components, represented by the so-called computer peripherals it can be said that their main function is that of enabling users interface with their computers. Such peripherals are considered the display device, represented by computer monitor and other similar display devices, by the sound output and the mouse which is known to be a user pointing interface device. Other such peripherals are the keyboard, one of the main input devices and the printer which we all use nowadays as well. Scanners have become very familiar among computers users in the last few years as well because they are also very useful to be used sometimes.