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| Hardware | The physical components of the computer system that you can touch. |
| Software | The programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do. |
| CPU | The 'brain' of the computer or central processing unit. |
| ROM | The permanent memory that is built in your computer. This is read only. |
| RAM | The computer's working memory, sometimes called random-accessed memory. |
| Megabyte | Approximately a million bytes. |
| Gigabyte | Approximately a billion bytes (or 1,000 megabytes). |
| Input Device | The hardware that is used to pass information into the computer. |
| Output Device | The hardware that receives and dislplays information coming from the computer. |
| Browser | Software that allows you to access the Internet. |
| Monitor | A video or computer display output device. |
| Application | Software or program that tells the computer what to do. |
| Menubar | A row of computer commands at the top of each screen-different for every program. |
| Hard Copy | A printed copy of computer output. |
| Compact Disc | A disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio, video, or computer data. |
| Hard Disk | A fixed, large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data. |
| Floppy Disk | A portable magnetic storage medium for computer data that allows users to randomly access information. |
| Desktop | The screen you see when all software programs have been closed. |
| Icon | A small picture or symbol representing a file, folder, hardware or software. |
| Printer | An output device that sends documents, text and images to paper. |
| Login | The window that greets you with a list of usernames. |
| Dock | A row of software icons that serve as shortcuts to launch a program. |
| Home Folder | A folder that is created for each user to store and organize their files. |
| Finder | The software that runs the desktop on a Macintosh computer. |
| File | A format for storing information (document, photo, spreadsheet) so that it can be opened by a software program. |
| Folder | Something that can hold one or more files. |
| Shared folder | A folder on a network that many users can take files from or add files to. |
