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What is Hardware

Chapter 82
Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
The physical machinery, equipment and devices that make up a computer system.
Published in Chapter:
With the Head in the Cloud
Maria Petrescu (Nova Southeastern University, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9787-4.ch082
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Chapter 18
Ant Colony Optimization for Use in Content Based Image Retrieval
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Chapter 14
Towards an Effective Integration of ESP in Healthcare ICTs: Challenges and Strategies – The Case of Algeria
Represent the physical components of the computer, it is what we can see and touch such as the CPU, the monitor.
Published in Chapter: Towards an Effective Integration of ESP in Healthcare ICTs: Challenges and Strategies – The Case of Algeria; From: Advanced Bioinspiration Methods for Healthcare Standards, Policies, and Reform
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Chapter 13
Management and Organization in Transportation and Logistics
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name.
Published in Chapter: Management and Organization in Transportation and Logistics; From: Handbook of Research on the Applications of International Transportation and Logistics for World Trade
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Chapter 27
Instructional Technology Plans for Higher Education Institutions
Is a general term for tangible computer apparatus functionalized for using computer programs or controlling the networking.
Published in Chapter: Instructional Technology Plans for Higher Education Institutions; From: Handbook of Research on Technology Project Management, Planning, and Operations
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Chapter 9
Beyond Library Beginnings: Understanding Digital Libraries
Hardware is a general term for physical artifacts of a technology. It could also refer to the physical elements of a computer system, such as computer hardware.
Published in Chapter: Beyond Library Beginnings: Understanding Digital Libraries; From: Handbook of Research on Technological Advances of Library and Information Science in Industry 5.0
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Chapter 3
Software-Based Media Art: From the Artistic Exhibition to the Conservation Models
Includes the physical parts of a computer and supports the software execution.
Published in Chapter: Software-Based Media Art: From the Artistic Exhibition to the Conservation Models; From: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on New Media Art
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Chapter 4
Technical Details and Educational Applications for Virtual Reality Technologies
Hardware is the collection of physical parts of a device. Generally, hardware is the parts of a device that you can physically touch.
Published in Chapter: Technical Details and Educational Applications for Virtual Reality Technologies; From: Current and Prospective Applications of Virtual Reality in Higher Education
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Chapter 11
Cyber Crime Toolkit Development
Computer hardware is the collection of physical components that constitute a computer system.
Published in Chapter: Cyber Crime Toolkit Development; From: Handbook of Research on Network Forensics and Analysis Techniques
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Chapter 232
Overcoming the Digital Divide
“A concrete piece of your computer that you can actually see. Hardware comes in many forms.” Common pieces of hardware are: CD and DVD drives, hard drives, keyboards, modems, monitors, and a mouse. (Computer term glossary; retrieved May 28, 2004, from http://allsands.com/Computers/computertermsg_shs_gn.htm)
Published in Chapter: Overcoming the Digital Divide; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 15
A Pandemic at the Library: Lessons From COVID-19 About Technology Needs for Remote Working During a Crisis
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Chapter 450
New Technologies in Hospital Information Systems
The general term that is used to describe physical artifacts of a technology.
Published in Chapter: New Technologies in Hospital Information Systems; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 14
Augmented Reality as an Innovative Tool for the Training of Bilingual Education Teachers in Primary Schools
It is the physical part of the computer. Set of boards, integrated circuits, chips, cables, printers, monitors, etc. (what we can touch).
Published in Chapter: Augmented Reality as an Innovative Tool for the Training of Bilingual Education Teachers in Primary Schools; From: Handbook of Research on Training Teachers for Bilingual Education in Primary Schools
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