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| CPU | The "Brains" of the computer where the work is done. |
| Command-Line Interface | Type of user interface in which the user types commands or press special keys on the keyboard to enter data and instructions. |
| Graphical User Interface | A menu based interface know as icons (pictures that appear on the desktop environment) |
| 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. |
| Keyboard | An input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and special function keys. |
| Modem | Computer hardware that allows information to be passed through the telephone lines. |
| Monitor | The video screen of the computer. |
| Mouse | A pointing device used primarily with graphical interfaces. |
| Non-Impact Printer | A printer that forms images without striking the paper. |
| Output | The information that leaves that computer. |
| Random Access Memory (RAM) | A type of memory that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices. It is volatile. |
| Read Only Memory (ROM) | A type of memory that is used to store permanent data and instructions because it is non-volatile. |
| Scanner | Used like a copy machine to allow information to be input into the computer. |
| Softcopy | Output viewed on the monitor. |
