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| keyboard | By typing on keys, you can enter letters, numbers, and characters, as well as input commands into a computer. |
| mouse | It is used to move the cursor and other objects around on the screen. |
| scanner | It takes pictures from a printed page and changes them into graphics on the screen. |
| microphone | It allows a computer to respond to your voice. |
| operate | to make something work; to control |
| enterkey | a large key on the keyboard that sends commands to the computer |
| monitor | This is the screen on which words, numbers, and graphics are shown for you to see. |
| printer | This output device prints whatever is on the monitor onto a piece of paper. |
| speakers | The part of the computer from which sound comes from. |
| hardware | The physcial parts of the computer system that you can touch and feel such as the keyboard, monitor, and computer case. |
| input | The data that is entered into the computer. |
| program | The set of instructions needed to accomplish a given task. |
| software | The programs and data that make the computer hardware function. |
| output | The computer generated information that is displayed to the user in some form such as a screen display, printed page, or sound. |
| microcomputer | A computer that serves one user at a time (also called a personal computer). |
