| A | B |
| cause | why an event happens |
| effect | what actually happens |
| absently | in a distracted, inattentive way |
| voice module | unit that, when connected to a computer, enables it to produce speech |
| Silicon Valley | area in Central California that is a center of the computer industry |
| modifications | slight changes |
| components | parts |
| console | a computer's key board and monitor (display unit) |
| tutorial program | program that provides instructions for performing specific tasks on a computer |
| E equals MC squared | reference to Albert Einstein's famous equation describing the relationship between energy and mass |
| how do I count the ways | reference to a famous poem by the English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
| graphics | designs or pictures produced on and printed out from a computer |