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| Platform | Another name for operating system |
| Peripheral | a device connected to a computer directly or through a network |
| Taskbar | Shows all open windows |
| Network | Group of two or more computers or other devices that communicate with each other to share resources |
| Start Menu | Shows all programs on a computer |
| WAN | Wide Area Network - a network of two or more networks connected over large distances |
| LAN | Local Area Network - a network of technology equipment in the same geographical area |
| Intranet | resources available on a local area network |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| OS | Operating System - software that manages all the other programs on a computer |
| Icons | Pictures that represent a folder, program, or files stored on a computer |
| Input Devices | Translate analog information into binary code |
| Binary Code | Numerical representation of information using 1's and 0's |
| Hard Drive | Storage device inside the main computer body that includes both the part that does the saving and the medium where information is stored |
| Output Devices | Translate binary coded information from the processor into analog information you can understand |
| CD-ROM | Compact disk read-only memory - stores electronic data |
| Analog Information | information made of varying frequencies of sound and light waves |
| File | A saved document |
| Scroll Bars | Moves the document up, down, left, or right |
| Browser | Allows you to access the Internet |
