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Hardware

Hardware includes the study and work with The processor or CPU
circuits, components, keyboards, hard disks,
etc. That is, everything that is physical, that
can be weighed and measured, that is "hard": The processor is the most important
keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, scanner, component of the hardware, also known as
etc. the Central

Processing Unit (CPU).

It is often referred to as a tower, box, etc. In Control Unit: controls the external and
the case of PCs, it sometimes supports the internal elements that allow the entry
monitor (screen) and should not be confused and exit of information.
with it. It contains the slots of the floppy disk
drive, CD and DVD players, etc., as well as the Storage Unit: saves the information
computer power button. sent by the control unit. This unit is
also known as memory.

It consists of three essential parts: Arithmetic and Logic Unit: solves
arithmetic and logic processes.
They are those that send information
Peripherals or Input to the CPU to be analyzed (keyboard,
Devices mouse, scanner, etc.).

 Keyboard This device is mainly used for entering
text and is divided into four key
sections:

 Alphanumeric keys: contains  Numeric keys: it is known as an
letters, numbers and special independent board and is used
characters. as a calculator.

 Editing or control keys: These  Function keys: these keys,
keys perform special functions (from F1 to F12) serve as
such as page advance, "shortcuts" to access certain
deletion, insertion, etc. functions assigned to it by the
different programs more