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| Central Processing Unit | Principal computer hardware device that contrals the processing of a computer. |
| Input Device | Transports data into the computer. |
| Memory | Hardware that stores computer. |
| Operating System | The software that runs on a computer and is responsible for the general operation of the computer. |
| Output Device | A device that allows the user to see or hear the information the computer complies. |
| Storage Device | Hardware that allows you to store information such as a hard drive or a floppy disk. |
| System Software | Software that controls the way computer parts work together. |
| Distance Learning | The electronic transmission of lessons over great geographical distances. |
| Electronic Mail | The electronic preparation of sending of messages, documents,k or images. |
| Fax | A facsimile machine. |
| Fax | The document generated by such a machine. |
| Electronic Mail | The use of electronics to store and forward input text messages. |
| Hacker | A term for a person who illegally tries to access and sometimes damage the files on a remote system using telecommunications technology. |
| Hub | A device that controls and manages information on a network. |
| Information Super Highway | Internet |
| Internet | Vast network of computers linked to one another. |
| Intranet. | A company's private Web. |
| LAN | A computer netowrk that covers a small area. |
| Modem | A device that lets your computer communicate through standard telephone lines for connection to the Internet. |
| Network | Computers that are connected. |
| On-Line | Connected and ready to receive and/or transmit data. |
| Protocol | The rules that must be observed for two electronic devices to communicate with each other. |
| Snail Mail | Post office mail. |
| Telecommunications | Communication between individual computer users, facilitated by the user of a computer, modem, and telephone line. |
| Uniform Resource Locator | A Web address. |
| Virus | A hidden computer program that can infect or spread to other computer systems. |
| World Wide Web | Internet. |
