Friday 7 October 2011

Parts Of Computer Hardware


Having a computer and being able to work with it properly has become a necessity nowadays. We all need to use the computer for certain tasks that involve our work, our school or just our way of having fun. Being able to work properly with a computer includes the idea of knowing what you are actually doing while working with that computer. This is also because many times we find ourselves in the situation in which we encounter certain problems while working with our computers and it is absolutely necessary to overcome these problems in order to be able to continue working with our computers. In this respect, it is very important to become aware of certain elements which are very important to be analyzed and understood so that we might say that we know some things about the computer we are working with and we are able to solve certain problems that might interfere with our work. In this respect, the most basic notion that needs to be known is the fact that every computer consists of parts of computer hardware and software. What is very important is to be able to differentiate between the two types of computer parts and in this respect it is important to know that computer hardware deals with the components which can be seen and touched within the computer and the software deals with all the programs and instructions needed to be operated by the computer system in order to function.


Both the hardware and the software are very important computer components about which the user needs to learn the necessary element in order to be able to work properly with the computer. The hardware is considered to be the main computer part because even the software is dependent on it and it is vital for the computer to actually function. There are many computer hardware components and they are all important in determining the way in which the computer functions. This is why it is important for the most important elements to be known and understood because all of the hardware components are somehow connected between them or influence one another in one way or another and the computer system also. When discussing about computers it is important to mention at least some of the most important parts of computer hardware. In this respect, it is hard to decide which might be the four most important parts because they all have important functions which determine the performance of the computer and they all influence somehow one another.


Among the most important parts of computer hardware are considered to be the monitor, the motherboard, the central processing unit, the keyboard, the mouse, the random access memory, the hard drive, the CD drive, the DVD drive and many others. It is somehow impossible sometimes to discuss only about one of the many parts of computer hardware because they somehow always lead o other components as well. This is because they are either dependent on other components or they influence otherparts of computer hardware. In this way, when referring to one you might be led to discuss at least a few elements about another one from which the importance of the first component might also be revealed.



When discussing for example about the motherboard which is a very important part of computer hardware it is impossible not to discuss about the central processing unit and the random access memory as well because they are directly connected with the motherboard and the computer could not function without any of these components or in the case in which one of the components might not be functioning properly.  When discussing about any of the computer hardware components besides becoming aware of the place in which it can be found within the computer it is very important to learn about how it actually works and maybe which might be the possible reasons for which this component might not work properly in order to know how to recognize and know how to deal with a certain problem when you encounter it while working with your computer.

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