| A | B |
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| monitor | displays text, images and other information |
| keyboard | input device used to enter instructions for the computer to follow |
| mouse | input device to select or move items on the monitor |
| printer | output device that prints documents, text and images from your computer |
| modem | device that connects your computer to the internet |
| ports | holes and slots on the back of the case that you plug computer devices into |
| external hardware | peripherals that connect to the outside of the computer case |
| internal hardware | hardware inside the computer |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| RAM | ramdom access memory -temporary |
| ROM | Read Only Memory -pernanent |
| Memory chips | used by RAM and ROM |
| hard drive | the computer's main permanent storage area |
| PC | personal computer - designed for use by one person at a time |
