Hardware Components of a Computer

  1. Given that both hard disk drives and solid-state drives are situated inside the computer, computers might also have external storage devices, such as portable hard disk or solid-state drives, or such transportable plug-and-play devices as a USB flash drive and an optical disc (CD, DVD, Blu-ray, etc.)
    A red, rectangular External Hard Drive connected to a black cable.

    External Hard Drive. Harke, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    A thin, rectangular USB Flash Drive stick

    USB Flash Drive. Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    A flat, circular, shiny, donut-shaped Optical Compact Disk (CD)

    Optical Compact Disk (CD). Original uploader: Sakurambo, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

These notes by Miriam Briskman are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 and based on sources.