{"id":958,"date":"2016-08-23T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T11:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/?page_id=958"},"modified":"2021-05-19T04:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T04:13:52","slug":"what-is-hardware","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/what-is-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"What is hardware?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Starter<\/h2>\n
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Starter<\/h3>\n

How many of the following Desktop PC components can you recognise already? Give yourself 60 seconds to write down as many as you can!<\/p>\n

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<\/i>Answers - No cheating!<\/div>
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  1. Scanner<\/li>\n
  2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)<\/li>\n
  3. RAM Module<\/li>\n
  4. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Card<\/li>\n
  5. Power Supply Unit (PSU)<\/li>\n
  6. Optical disk drive (CD\/DVD\/BluRay)<\/li>\n
  7. Hard Drive<\/li>\n
  8. Motherboard<\/li>\n
  9. Speakers<\/li>\n
  10. Monitor<\/li>\n
  11. Folder (Software – not hardware!)<\/li>\n
  12. Game Application (software – not hardware!)<\/li>\n
  13. Keyboard<\/li>\n
  14. Mouse<\/li>\n
  15. Amplifier? Router? Rice Crispie Box?<\/li>\n
  16. Printer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>

    Introduction<\/h2>\n
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    What is hardware?<\/h2>\n
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    Hardware is any part of a computer system that you can physically touch. Hardware includes both<\/strong> the internal components inside a computer, as well as the external peripherals outside of a computer. Computer hardware can be:<\/p>\n