components,andanyotherwrittenorrecordedbusinessrecordsused
in
thecommission
of
orserving
as
evidence
of
thecommission
of
thelistedoffenses.Theevidencetobeseized,takenintocustodyandexaminedalsoincludescomputersandcomputer-relatedequipmentandmaterials,including:
ComputerHardware
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Computerhardwareconsists
of
allequipmentwhichcancollect,analyze,create,display,convert,store,conceal,ortransmitelectronic,magnetic,optical,
or
similarcomputerimpulsesordata.Hardwareincludes(butisnotlimitedto)anydata-processingdevices(suchascentralprocessingunits,memorytypewriters,andself-contained"laptop"or"notebook"computers);internalandperipheralstoragedevices(such
as
fixeddisks,externalharddisks,floppydiskdrivesanddiskettes,tapedrivesandtapes,opticalstoragedevices,transistor-likebinarydevices,andothermemorystoragedevices);peripheralinput/output(such
as
keyboards,printers,scanners,plotters,videodisplaymonitors,andopticalreaders);andrelatedcommunicationsdevices(suchasmodems,cablesandconnections,recordingequipment,RAMorROMunits,acousticcouplers,automaticdialers,speeddialers,programmabletelephonedialingorsignalingdevices,mechanisms,orpartsthatcanbeusedtorestrictaccesstocomputerhardware(suchasphysicalkeysandlocks).
ComputerSoftware
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Computersoftwareisdigitalinfonnation,whichcanbeinterpreted
by
acomputerandany
of
itsrelatedcomponentstodirectthewaytheywork.Softwareisstoredinelectronic,magnetic,opticalorotherdigitalfonn.
It
commonlyincludesprogramstorunoperatingsystems,applications(likeword-processing,graphics,orspreadsheetprograms),utilities,compilers,interpreters,andcommunicationprograms.
ComputerDocumentation
Computer-relateddocumentationconsists
of
written,recorded,printed,
or
electronicallystoredmaterial,whichexplains
or
illustrateshowtoconfigure
or
usecomputerhardware,software,orotherrelateditems.PasswordsandDataSecurity-Computerpasswordsandotherdatasecuritydevicesaredesigned
to
restrictaccesstoorhidecomputersoftware,documentation,ordata.Datasecuritydevicesmayconsist
of
hardware,software,orotherprogrammingcode.Apassword(astring
of
alphanumericcharacters)usuallyoperates
as
asort
of
digitalkey
to
"unlock"particulardatasecuritydevices.Datasecurityhardwaremayincludeencryptiondevices,chips,andcircuitboards.Datasecuritysoftwareordigitalcodemayincludeprogrammingcodethatcreates"test"keysor"hot"keys,whichperfonncertainpre-setsecurityfunctionswhentouched.