| A | B |
|---|
| Mainframe Computer | Large computer used by many people at once. |
| Minicomputer | Larger than a microcomputer bu smaller than a mainframe |
| Microcomputer | A small computer, usually used by one person at a time. PC |
| Memory | Part of a computer that stores information temporarily |
| Software | Instructions that tell a computer what to do. |
| Hardware | Physical part of a computer |
| Chip | A thin silicon wafer with printed circuts. Does the thinking for a computer |
| Peripheral Equipment | Hardware that attaches to a computer |
| RAM | Random Access Memory. A computer's memory |
| Hard Drive | Where a computer stores things permanently. |
| Charles Babbage | Built the prototype or forerunner of the computer |
| Joseph Jacquard | French weaver that designed the punch card system of data input. |
| Bytes | 8 bits of information. Amount of one typed letter. |
| Mega Bytes | A million bytes |
| Giga Bytes | A billion bytes |
| Data | Information |
| Operating System | The software that runs the a computer. |
| Server | A computer that sends information and programs to other computers. |
| World Wide Web | A collection of computers connected by the internet |
| HTML | Hyper Text Mark-up Langauge. The langauge of the internet. |
| Browser | Software that reads HTML and allows you to veiw the world wide web. |
