1.硬件：
硬件，顾名思义，只是一种软件系统，由使计算机运行的物理组件组成，并由相互连接的电子设备组成，可以用来控制计算机的操作、输入和输出。
2. 电脑平台：
顾名思义，计算机平台只是一种计算机硬件或软件架构，它充当计算机系统的基础，并被视为开发其他技术的一组技术。
硬件和计算机平台的区别：
| Hardware | Computer Platform |
|---|---|
| Computer Hardware are physicals parts of computer. | Computer platform is a computer hardware or software architecture. |
| It is used to take input, store data, display output and execute commands. | It is used to host any technology on which other technologies are built. |
| Features of hardware includes functionality, portability, efficiency, user documentation, etc. | Features of computer platform includes functionality, abstraction, architecture, etc. |
| Benefits of software includes increase employee morale, improve customer service, develop more effective communication, increase staff productivity, etc. | Benefits of computer platform includes cost effective development, reduce pressure on internal resources, future proofing, etc. |
| Hardware is a physical component that computer system needs to function. | Platform provides set of capabilities one can use when writing a software. |
| Type of hardware includes input devices, processing devices, output devices, memory storage devices, etc. | Type of Computer platform includes third platform, mobile platform, cloud platform,, hardware platform, etc. |
| Its main purpose is capture data, transform it and present it to users as output. | Its main purpose is to provide a digital platform on which other technologies are developed. |
| It consists of physical parts of computer such as CPU, Motherboard, input, Memory, etc. | It consists of hardware resources such as processor, main memory, timers, etc. and operating system that an application, program and process runs upon. |