| A | B |
| OS | Operating System |
| Hardware | Anything you can touch |
| Software | Applications |
| Network | Computers that are connected |
| Internet | World wide network system |
| WWW | world wide web |
| Ram | random access memory |
| virus | a program that can harm your machine |
| virus protection | software that protects your machine from viruses |
| malware | malicious software meant to hurt your computer |
| spyware | software that tracks your info without your consent |
| worm | self-replicating computer program that harms your machine |
| updates | windows updates for your OS and programs |
| CPU | central processing unit |
| download | putting a program on your machine |
| upload | taking a program from your machine and putting it somewhere else |
| thumb drive | usb drive |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| dvd | digital video disc |
| cd | compact disk |