A computer's hardware consists of its physical parts, including its internal pieces and connected external devices.

Hardware components perform a computer's tasks like calculating DATA, storing information, processing INPUT, and providing OUTPUT. Any part of a computer that you can physically touch is hardware.

A pair of digital tablets and a laptop with colorful app icons on their screens.
Collection of computer hardware components including desktop towers, a monitor, a motherboard, a graphics card, RAM sticks, a solid-state drive, a processor, and other internal computer parts.
Diagram showing various computer hardware components including a monitor, printer, SMPS power supply, RAM memory, processor, motherboard, hard disk, optical drive, keyboard, mouse, and their connections to a central computer tower.
Diagram of a motherboard showing main components including CPU socket, RAM memory slots, 24-pin power connector, case fan connector, heat sink, IDE connector, AGP slots, SATA ports, jumper port, BIOS chip, PCI slots, floppy port, LAN port, VGA port, DVI port, HDMI port, audio port, modem port, USB port, PS/2 port, 8-pin and 4-pin power connectors, and various slots and ports.
A detailed computer hardware chart showing various types of hard drives, ports, and connectors with labels and images for each component.

The hardware components that can connect the processor and the keyboard is the motherboard of your computer.

Cyber-Attacks Target Hardware

A collection of electronic devices including two desktop computers, a laptop, and a monitor array, with the screen displaying various blue-themed backgrounds and a website.
Diagram of the back panel of a desktop computer showing various ports and connectors, including power cord, keyboard, mouse, printer, USB, S-video, microphone, speaker, telephone, television audio, network, FireWire, F-Receiver, monitor, serial, and cable TV connectors.
Diagram of a motherboard with labels pointing to various components including AGP slot, PCI slot, SATA port, power connector, RAM slots, CPU socket, and back panel.
Diagram of a computer system with components including a keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, motherboard, control bus, data bus, and various connections such as input port, output port, address bus, and data bus. The motherboard contains a microprocessor, RAM, auxiliary circuits, and a control bus connecting all parts.
Close-up of a computer circuit board with a glowing lock symbol, representing cybersecurity or data protection.