| A | B |
|---|
| application software | a type of computer program that creates and processes data |
| database application | used to create and manage databases |
| hardware | the physical components of a computer system |
| Macintosh OS | the operating system that runs on machines built by Apple Computer, Inc. |
| operating system | the control program that provides an interface for users to communicate with the computer |
| presentation application | used to create slide show presentations |
| software | a list of instructions that a computer uses to perform a task, also called a program |
| spreadsheet application | used to create documents to manage and organize numerical data |
| Windows | operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation |
| word processing application | used to create, edit, and save word-based documents |
