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Hardware
The physical components that make up a computer system or other telecommunication devices, while software is instructions that can be stored and run by hardware.
| First released | 1945 |
| Developed by | John von Neumann |
Interesting facts
Unlike upgrading software, which has no physical parts, upgrading hardware involves adding or changing its physical parts, like adding storage or changing a video card.