2 Hardware

DOI: 10.1201/9781003204114-2

2.1 Introduction

Technology is increasingly becoming a necessity rather than a mere utility. Technology helps families communicate in different countries, allows businesses to conduct worldwide transactions, and is the future of entertainment. This level of connectedness is achieved due to the highly symbiotic nature of hardware for creating functional user experiences. While several other things are necessary and integral, this chapter will focus on the hardware that powers these great devices.

2.2 Hardware

Hardware encompasses the physical (visible) technology that works with information. In other words, hardware is any part, component, or device related to technology and its networks that you can ...

Get Cyber Careers now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.