hard disk
The machine level.
Hardware are all the components that physically make up your computer; a keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, and so on are all physical devices that you can touch and interact with. Software and data, in contrast, are logical and cannot be physically interacted with. While software is stored in a physical medium, it cannot be directly interacted with, because it only exists as a state within the hardware. Manipulation of software and data occurs through the physical interface, the hardware.
Any type of data.
The five products of technology can be categorized as hardware, software, networks, data, and people. Hardware refers to physical devices like computers and smartphones, while software includes programs and applications that run on these devices. Networks enable communication and data sharing between devices, while data is the information processed and stored by technology. Finally, people are essential users and creators of technology, shaping its development and impact on society.
A data field is a place where data can be stored. It may be a column in a database or a field in a data entry form.
Storage medium
Storage medium
No, reformatting does not harm hardware. You just loose all your stored data.
Hardware is anything you can actually touch. Something you can kick when it makes you angry!The computer itself, keyboard, mouse, webcam, printer... Software is the programs, the data, the things you cannot see or touch physicaly...The stuff that's stored on the hardware! :D
Memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data.
The difference between software and hardware is that hardware is a physical object. Software is digital data stored on a physical [hardware] storage device. A motherboard is a circuit board, a physical object, and therefore hardware.
Hardware is the mechanical components of a computer including physical RAM chips, CPU, Motherboard, disc drives.Software is the program material, stored on and used by the computer as instructions and data. Generally it can be copied, transferred and manipulated easily.Firmware is software that has been permanently stored on a computer memory chip. Generally the only way of transferring this data, is by moving the chip it is stored on. So you can 'plug in' new data.
The physical level in a database management system (DBMS) refers to how data is actually stored on the underlying hardware, such as disk drives. This level deals with organizing data blocks, managing disk space, and optimizing data storage and retrieval for performance. It involves aspects like disk layout, indexing structures, and file storage mechanisms that interact directly with the hardware.
A logical database refers to the conceptual schema or model of data relationships and structures, independent of how data is stored or accessed. On the other hand, a physical database involves the actual implementation of the database on a specific hardware system, detailing how data is stored and accessed. The logical database design focuses on the organization of data, while the physical database design focuses on optimizing performance and storage efficiency.
Depending on the context, those could be referred to as hardware or firmware.
I think you maybe thinking about the RAM ( random access memory).
The machine level.