The document defines and describes several common computer hardware components:
- A monitor displays images generated by computers without producing a permanent record and comprises a display device, circuitry, and enclosure, using either LCD or CRT technology.
- A keyboard uses an arrangement of buttons to input characters, numbers, and commands through mechanical or electronic switches corresponding to symbols.
- A mouse detects two-dimensional motion relative to its surface and uses motion to move a pointer, allowing for fine control of a graphical user interface.
- A motherboard is the central circuit board that connects and houses the basic components of a computer system.
- A CPU or processor can execute computer programs and is the electronic circuit at the core of a computer