| A | B |
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| Mainframe/Minicomputers | Computers used by businesses and governments to process large amounts of information |
| PC Case | The metal and plastic case that houses the main system components of the computer |
| CPU | Brain of computer |
| Hardware | Tangible, physical equipment that can be seen |
| Software | Intangible set of instructions that tell the computer what to do |
| Notebook | Computer designed to be used on a desktop |
| Personal Computers | Smaller and less powerful than the other types of computers |
| Sender | The computer that is sending the message |
| People | The user of the computer who enter the data and use the output |
| Network | When computers are connected to other computers |
| Computer | Electronic device that receives data, processes data, stores data and produces a result |
| RAM | Short term memory on motherboard |
| ROM | Long term memory on the motherboard |
| Laptop | A computer designed to be used on a desktop but still small enough to be portable |
| Reciever | The computer receiving the message |
| Supercomputer | The most powerful computer |
| Laptop | Designed to be small enough and light enough to be used on your lap |
| Data | The new facts entered into the computer to be processed which consist of text, numbers, sound and graphics |
| Motherboard | Circuit board that contains many integral components |
