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Computer hardware

Centiare at 08:15, 2 November 2006

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'''Computer hardware''' is the physical part of a [[computers|computer]], including the [[digital circuit]]ry, as distinguished from the [[computer software]] that executes within the hardware. The hardware of a computer is infrequently changed, in comparison with software and data, which are "soft" in the sense that they are readily created, modified or erased on the computer. [[Firmware]] is a special type of software that rarely, if ever, needs to be changed and so is stored on hardware devices such as [[read-only memory]] (ROM) where it is not readily changed (and is therefore "firm" rather than just "soft").

Most computer hardware is not seen by normal users. It is in [[embedded systems]] in automobiles, microwave ovens, [[electrocardiograph]] machines, [[compact disc]] players, and other devices. [[Personal computer]]s, the computer hardware familiar to most people, form only a small minority of computers (about 0.2% of all new computers produced in 2003) [[Microprocessor#Market statistics|Market statistics]].

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	Most computer hardware is not seen by normal users. It is in [[embedded systems]] in automobiles, microwave ovens, [[electrocardiograph]] machines, [[compact disc]] players, and other devices. [[Personal computer]]s, the computer hardware familiar to most people, form only a small minority of computers (about 0.2% of all new computers produced in 2003) [[Microprocessor#Market statistics\|Market statistics]].		Most computer hardware is not seen by normal users. It is in [[embedded systems]] in automobiles, microwave ovens, [[electrocardiograph]] machines, [[compact disc]] players, and other devices. [[Personal computer]]s, the computer hardware familiar to most people, form only a small minority of computers (about 0.2% of all new computers produced in 2003) [[Microprocessor#Market statistics\|Market statistics]].
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Stormy56: Computer hardware

Centiare at 08:15, 2 November 2006