computer hardware

computer hardware

1. motherboared

   • A motherboard is one of the most essential parts of a computer system. It holds together many of the crucial components of a computer, including the central processing unit (CPU), memory and connectors for input and output devices.
     • £60-£500

2. CPU

   • The central processing unit (CPU) of a computer is a piece of hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program. It performs the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of a computer system. ... The CPU is sometimes also referred to as the central processor unit, or processor for short.
     • £45-5000

3. keyboard

   • Description. A computer keyboard is an input device used to enter characters and functions into the computer system by pressing buttons, or keys. It is the primary device used to enter text. ... Additional keys are very operating system specific (such as the Windows and Apple keys).
     • £2-£500

4. mouse

   • A computer mouse is an input device that is most often used with a personal computer. Moving a mouse along a flat surface can move the on-screen cursor to different items on the screen. ... The people who designed the first computer mice thought that it looked like the tail on a mouse.
     • £2-£100

5. hard drive

   • a disk drive used to read from and write to a hard disk.
     • £70-£350

6. pc

   • an electronic device which is capable of receiving information (data) in a particular form and of performing a sequence of operations in accordance with a predetermined but variable set of procedural instructions (program) to produce a result in the form of information or signals. •a person who makes calculations, especially with a calculating machine.

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