All the elements that go together to make up a PC fall into one of twocategories, hardware or software. This section is about hardware, the stuffupon which software runs.
One of the definitions of 'hardware' according to Webster's dictionary is'major items of equipment or their components used for a particular purpose'.
Everything you can see and touch in your PC is hardware. Complete PCs can bepurchased for about $300 today, and the prices keep falling! All the itemslisted below that make up a PC can be purchased individually at computer or websupply stores.
This following list represents a basic set of hardware found in most PCs.
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1. PC Case
2. Motherboard
3. PowerSupply
9. Keyboard
10. Mouse
11. Audio
12. Cables& Wires