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| Hardware | The physical parts of the computer system. |
| Software | The programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do. |
| CPU | The brain of the computer or central processing unit. |
| Network | When 2 or more compuers are connected together and can share information. |
| Supercomputer | Very large, powerful and expensive computer that does such things as navigate satelites and predict huricanes. |
| Mainframes | Computers used by business and gavernment to process large amounts of information. |
| LAN | Local area network - a network usually confined to a building. |
| Input Device | The hardware that is used to place information into the computer. |
| Output Device | The hardware that receives and displays information coming from the computer. |
| Modem | The device that allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line. |
| Monitor | A video or computer display device. |
| Laser Printer | A printer that uses both laser and photographic technology to produce high quality output. |
| Printer | The hardware that provides printed output from the computer. |
| Hardcopy | A printed copy of computer output. |
| Softcopy | The copy you see on the monitor. |
| Hard Disk | A fixed, large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. |
| Floppy Disk | A portable magnetic storage medium for computer data that allows users to randomly access information. |
| Graphical User Interface | The use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks. |
| Icon | A small picture or symbol respresenting a computer hardware function or component. |
| Ink-jet Printer | A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny droplets of ink. |
| Storage device | A device that can store programs and data. |
| Software | Computer programs that tell the computer what to do. |
| Operating System Software | Acts like a conductor in an orchestra. A set of rules of how hardware and software work together. |
| Application Software | Software that works with the operating system software. |
| Integrated Software | Software that is a combination of several software packages into one program. |
| Global Village | Implies that people around the world are joined together, through telecommunications, into a great community. |
| Tele | Means at a distance. |
| Telecommunications | Communicating over a distance. |
| Telecommuting | Working from home, communicating with the main office of a company by a computer. |
| Ethics | The standards of honesty, morality, and fairness as related to using computers. |
| U.S. Copyright Act of 1978 | Protects software companies and creators from illegal use of their products. |
| Computer Virus | Any software program that destroys information or makes it difficult to use the contents of a computer disk. |
| Public Data | Information that is either not personal or that carries your permission for use. |
