If you're talking about the mouse , keyboard, monitor, etc. They're called peripherals.
Hardware
Hardware.
Hardware is any accessory or item that you physically plug into your computer to use like a keyboard or printer. software is downloadable content like an online computer game that you downloaded from the internet.
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Hardware
A printer is hardware. Software is the generic name for any computer program.
any problem in the computer's hardware or software..
Computer hardware is technical equipment, to the computer, which you are able to physically touch e.g monitor, tower, mouse, keyboard etc.
An option that you have for computer hardware recycling is to first purge your hardware of any personal information. You can then donate the hardware to a charity for those that are less fortunate.
Plug and Play describes hardware (not just hard drives) that can be recognized by an operating system and for which the operating system already has a copy of the "driver". (that's the software that allows the computer to communicate with the hardware) Plug and Play means that when you plug in that type of hardware, the computer will detect it, install the appropriate drivers, make the necessary changes in the configuration, and you need to only wait until it's finished and the device should run properly. Older style hardware and operating systems required that you set an interrupt vector, manually load drivers and make any necessary configuration changes MANUALLY... what a pain.
any physical component to a computer is called "hardware". this includes the discs, motherboard, any usb applications, mouse, etc.... software is the set of instructions (programs) that understand commands from the hardware (commands are keys on a keyboard or a click of the mouse etc). Some examples of software include windows xp, turbo tax, Microsoft word, iTunes, garage band, games, and so on.
A VGA connector is Hardware. Hardware is any physical. For example your hard-drive is hardware. Software is what uses and controls the hardware. So any programs that you have installed on your computer is software.