A computer's serial number may be printed on the back of the computer. However, it is inconvenient to locate it while the computer is on. We can query a computer's serial number using a command while the computer is on.
On Windows:
wmic bios get serialnumber
On Linux:
sudo lshw
An alternative is 'sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode -s system-serial-number' as lshw may not be available on older systems. Plus, using dmidecode you can get just the serial number.
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