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Computer Hardware!!
Computer hardware
is the physical part of a computer, including the digital
circuitry, 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").
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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 computers, the computer hardware familiar to
most people, form only a small minority of computers (about 0.2%
of all new computers produced in 2003) Market statistics.
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