Hardware is a blanket term to represent the physical components of a computer, including, but not limited to, the monitor, the processor, the motherboard, the video and graphic cards, or the peripherals (mouse, keyboard, webcam or printer).
Sometimes, users might need to create an inventory of all the hardware components of their PC, and this can be achieved with dedicated software tools.
There are numerous applications that enable users to easily create a comprehensible report of all the components.
More advanced users will have the possibility to choose the details they want to collect, depending on the components they are interested in.