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The equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the _______.

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hardware

Step-by-step explanation:

Hardware is the physical part of a computer, that is, everything that can be touched. This includes the keyboard, network cards, mouse or mouse, DVD disc, hard disk, printers.

A computer is an electronic device that processes a large amount of information in a very short time. For this it requires some instructions (the software) that are performed by some devices or equipment (the hardware).

We have then that the hardware of a computer fulfills the following functions: input, processing, storage and data output.

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