Introduction to Types of Computer
Hardware
For the working of the Types of Computer Hardware, it needs both hardware
and software components. For every computer system, there can be several
hardware components attached to the system as per the requirements. The
computer hardware contains mechanical elements and electronic elements of
the computer. The hardware of the computer system includes monitor, CPU,
keyboard, mouse, printer, sound system, RAM, hard disk and many more.
Hardware is used for taking input data from the user, store the data and
display the output and execute the commands given by an individual.
Different Types Of Computer Hardware
Given below are the types of computer hardware:
1. RAM
RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer hardware that is used to
store the information and then process that information. The processing
speed of RAM is much faster than a hard disk but Ram is a volatile device
which means when a computer system is shut down all the information stored
is wiped out from RAM whereas hard disk is non-volatile which means it stores
the data permanently in it. The data can be easily stored in RAM and can be
easily fetched from RAM. The fetch process of data is very fast in Ram
compare to hard disk. There are two types of RAM SRAM (Static Random
Access Memory) and DRAM (Dynamic random access memory). The use of
SRAM is in a cache memory of CPU. And the DRAM is mostly used in modern
computers.
2. Hard disk
The hard disk is another type of computer hardware that is used to store the
data in it. The hard disk can be preinstalled in CPU or can be used as an
external device. The hard disk is the non-volatile component which means the
data is stored permanently in hard disk and it does not wipe out when the
system is shut down. The hard disk contains electromagnet surface which is
used to store huge chunks of data and can be accessed easily. The hard disk
has the capacity to store trillions of bytes of data in its storage. In the internal
of hard disk, it has a collection of stacked disks which have electromagnetic
surface used to store data in it. Every hard disk has a certain processing speed
which varies from 4200-15000 rpm. The higher the rpm more is the processing
speed of a hard disk. The high processing speed is used in supercomputers.
3. Monitor
For the computer hardware, the hardware is another device that is used to
display the output, videos and other graphics as it is directly connected to the
CPU. The video displayed by the monitor uses the video card. The monitor can
be compared to the television set but the difference is the resolution and
graphics displayed by the monitor are of much high quality compare to the
television set. The desktop is connected via a cable and gets fitted in a
computer video card which is installed in the motherboard of the computer
system. For laptops, tablets the monitor is pre-built in the system and there is
no separate hardware installed in these devices. There are two types of
computer monitors which are CRT and LCD. The CRT was used as an old
model of computers. The LCD is used in a modern computer as they are
thinner and lighter and easy to use compared to CRT monitors.
4. CPU
CPU (Central processing unit) is the core hardware part of the computer
system which is used to interpret and execute most of the commands using
other computer parts i.e. software and hardware. The CPU is a core part of
any PC, laptops, tablets, and notebooks. The CPU is also called the brain of the
computer as every operation is executed in the CPU only. The CPU is made of
computer chip which contains billions of small transistors installed on it. All
the calculations are performed inside these transistors. The other hardware
components which are monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, sound system are
connected o CPU.
5. Mouse
It is a hand operator input device that is used to point something on the
screen. The mouse can be wired or wireless. If the mouse is wired it is
connected to the CPU directly. The mouse can uses the laser o ball to scroll up
or down on the screen. Any movement done from the mouse sends
instructions directly to the computer to move the cursor on the screen.
6. Keyboard
The keyboard is another type of computer hardware that is used to give input
text, commands to the computer. The keyboard can be wired or wireless. The
keyboard contains, alphabets, numbers, special characters and other buttons
to give input to the computer. It is the input device that takes input to the user
and processes the commands.
7. Printer
The printer is a type of hardware that is used to print something which is seen
on the computer and then transfer that displayed information to paper. The
printers can be differentiated based on size, processing speed, and other
factors.
Advantages of computer hardware
Following are the advantages pointed below.
It will help to establish an effective mode of communication that can
help the organizations to improve their business standards.
It will help to make the task automated and help to store the huge
chunks of data that can be beneficial for the organization or individual.
The user can use the hardware to give the instruction to command and
can obtain the output as per the given instruction.
The processing speed of a hardware device is fast which will help to
execute more operations at one time.
The hardware devices are multiprocessing which means the user can use
more than one hardware device at the same time.
The hardware can be installed very easily in a computer system and also
can be upgraded as per the user requirements.
