wˌaɪl ɐ hˈɑːɹdwɛɹ mˈɑːnɪɾɚ wɪl jˈuːʒuːəli hæv lˈɛs ˈɪmpækt ðˌænə sˈɔftwɛɹ mˈɑːnɪɾɚ, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ dˈeɪɾə ˈaɪɾəmz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz "sˌʌm dᵻskɹˈɪptɪv ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən, sˈʌtʃ ɐz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm nˈeɪmz" ðæt mˈʌst ɪnvˈɑːlv sˈɔftwɛɹ.
While a hardware monitor will usually have less impact than a software monitor, there are data items, such as "some descriptive information, such as program names" that must involve software.