#computer_hardware__hardware the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
exclusion: #software
supertype: pm#hardware (pm) #component
part of: #electronic_computer
subtype: #CPU__central_processing_unit__C.P.U.__central_processor__centralprocessor__processor__mainframe (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached
subtype: #memory_board__memory__storage__store an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
subtype: #RAM__random-access_memory__random_access_memory__random_memory__read/write_memory the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
subtype: #ROM__read-only_memory__read-only_storage__fixed_storage__fixedstorage (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
subtype: #CD-ROM__compact_disc_read-only_memory a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
subtype: #EPROM__erasable_programmable_read-only_memory (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
subtype: #real_storage the main memory in a virtual memory system
subtype: #scratchpad (computer) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
subtype: #virtual_memory__virtualmemory__virtual_storage__virtualstorage (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
subtype: #scheduler computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
subtype: #sequencer computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
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