Buying Hardware Hardware is the term given to describe the physical equiptment that makes up a computer system.

It typical system congigfuration consist of a CPU, a monitor or VDU, a keyboard, disk drive and CD ROM drive, speakers, modem and a printer. An office system must be able to withstand the long hours of work. The arrangement must also be given great consideration since it must withstand long hours of prolonged use. The computer configuration for the home however, is dependent on the cost.