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| CD-ROM drive | the device used to read a CD (compact disc) |
| CD-ROM | (compact disc read-only memory) a compact disc that uses the same laser technology as audio CDs for recording music |
| computer | an electronic device that can perform tasks and calculations to provide logical information based on the instructions from the operator |
| dot matrix printer | an impact printer that strikes a ribbon against the paper to print and is used much less today than in years past |
| Pentium | a brand of microprocessor that is currently the industry standard |
| Intel | a company that produces many of the microprocessors used in personal computers |
| server | a computer used to store information for more than one computer user |
| DVD | a (digital versatile disc or digital video disc) similar in appearance to a CD (compact disc) but usually containing video or applications that require greater storage than a CD |
| CD | (compact disc)“an optical disc used to store digital data |
| PalmPilot | one of the first PDA’s (personal digital assistant) on the market |
| PDA | (personal digital assistant) a small hand-held computerlike device designed to store information such as a calendar and an address book |
| CPU | (central processing unit)a description of a certain class of logic machines that read computer programs—the brain of the computer |
| hardware | “the components of a computer system |
| floppy drive | the device into which a floppy disk is inserted |
| motherboard | the main board in a computer that operates the computer |
| USB port | (universal serial bus) designed to allow peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface socket and improve plug-and-play capabilities by allowing devices to be connected and disconnected without rebooting the compute |
| laptop | a notebook or portable computer |
