Hardware What Are Computer Hardware Components? Computer hardware refers to all the physical components that make up a computer. Personal computers, such as laptops, desktops, and tablets, contain many different hardware components that work together to make the device function. Listed below are some of these components. Listed below are some examples of what they do: Motherboards: Motherboards determine the possible computer hardware components that can […]
Technology The Information Technology Sector The information technology (IT) industry is a fast-growing sector of the U.S. economy that has outpaced the contribution of goods-producing industries to gross domestic product. This trend is not unique to the U.S. but is consistent with similar trends in other advanced economies and OECD peer countries. In fact, the IT industry is expected to exceed the value-add contributions of […]
Internet How Does the Internet Work? How does the Internet work? It’s a huge network made up of devices connected by physical cables, such as copper telephone wires and fiber optic cables. While wireless connections are possible, they rely on physical cables to reach the network. Computers send requests over these cables to websites stored on servers. These servers act like hard drives, retrieving information and […]
