| A | B |
|---|
| General name given to the physical components of a computer | hardware |
| Set of instructions a computer follows | program |
| Programs that give the computer instructions to follow | software |
| Process of entering information into the computer | input |
| Types of input devices | keyboard, joystick, mouse, and scanner |
| moving the pointer across the screen while the mouse button is pushed down is called this | dragging |
| Material that a chip is made of | silicon |
| This type of mmeory determines how well or fast a program will run | RAM |
| This type of memory is installed at the factory | ROM |
| Process of getting information out of the computer after it has been processed | output |
| Types of printers | dot-matrix, inkjet and and laser |
| Type of printer which shoots small dots of ink onto the paper | inkjet |
| Type of printer that uses inked ribbons | dot-matrix |
| Type of printer that uses a beam to create an image | laser |
