The physical parts of a computer are called:

The physical parts of a computer that you can touch and see are collectively known as hardware. This includes all the tangible components that make up the computer system, such as the central processing unit (CPU), memory (RAM), storage devices (hard drive, SSD), motherboard, keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

• Software refers to the intangible programs and data that instruct the hardware on what to do.
• Firmware is a specific type of software embedded in hardware devices, but it is not the physical part itself.
• Malware is malicious software, a subset of software, and not a physical component.