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| CPU (Central Processing Unit) | the "Brains" of the computer where the work is done. |
| Command-line Interface | type of user interface in which the user types commands to enter instructions. |
| GUI (Graphical User Interface) | a menu based interface known as icons. |
| Hard Copy | a printed page of text or graphics. |
| Hardware | the physical equipment of a computer system that you can touch. |
| Impact Printers | a printer that strikes the paper in order to form images. (Dot matrix) |
| Keyboard | an input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols. |
| Modem | computer hardware that allows info to be passed through the phone lines. |
| Monitor | the video screen of the computer. |
| Mouse | a pointing device used primarly with graphical interfaces. |
| Non-impact printer | a printer that forms images WITHOUT striking the paper (Laser) |
| Output | Information that leaves the computer |
| Random Access Memory (RAM) | a type of memory that is volatile (changeable) |
| Read Only Memory (ROM) | a type of memory that is used to store permanent data because it is nonvolative (nonchangeable) |
| Scanner | used like a copy machine to allow info to be input into a computer. |
| Softcopy | output viewed on the monitor |
| Input Device | used to enter info into the computer (keyboard, mouse, etc.) |
| Output Device | displays or prints info produced by the computer. |
| Processor | the device that processes data into information. |
| Storage | the device that saves data so it can be used again. |
