1.   Only after the firm installed a hardware security device did the hacking finally cease.

2.   The use of the phrase device or means should be wide enough to cover both hardware devices and software methods designed to overcome copy-protection.

3.   A router is a hardware device used to network computers.

4.   A. A hardware profile tells your operating system which types of hardware devices you want to use with your computer.

5.   A. Drivers are pieces of software that allow your operating system to communicate with hardware devices and programs.

6.   Firewalls, which can be a hardware device or a software program, protect the information in your computer from invasion by a hacker.

7.   For example, drivers -- which talk to hardware devices such as printers, audio boards and video cards -- are constantly refined.

8.   Now that Windows XP is on the market, wise shoppers should double-check for compatibility when buying a new printer or other hardware device.

9.   Several specialized hardware devices were introduced.

10.   So we created a physical hardware device that cannot be emulated by software or outsmarted.