| A | B |
| one million bytes | megabyte |
| Used in specifying computer CPU speed. | MHz |
| A television type display made up of a large number of dots. | Monitor |
| The use of a computer to combine and present text, graphics, audio, and video with links and tools that let the user nvavigate, interact, create, and communicate. | Multimedia |
| A multimedia application such as reference, entertainmnet, or educational product. | Multimedia title |
| The brain of a computer system. | Processor |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| Materials that can be used at will without prior permission. | Royalty free |
| A hardware device used to capture images from printed material | Scanner |
| Software distributed free on a trial basis with the understanding that the user may need or want to pay for it later. | Shareware |
| An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds. | Sound card |
| An internal or external evice linked to a computer's system for audio listening. | Speakers |
| A port used to transport data from a peripheral device into the computer. | USB Universal Serical Bus |
| An expansion card that digitizes full-motion video from a VCR, camera or other video source. | Video Capture Card |
| An image that is displayed in an array of pixels | Bitmap |
| To trim a graphic removing unwanted parts | Crop |
| The general shape and style of a set of characters | Font |
| Represents 1/72 of an inch for a set of characters. | Font size |
| The dominant non-photographic quality image file format for the Internet. | GIF Graphic Interchange Format |
| An item other than text including photos, clip art, and drawing objects. | Graphic |
| Image that uses compression techniques specifically designed for photographic images. | JPEG Joint Photo Experts Group |
| To change the size of an object while maintaining its shape | Scale |
| Using a peripheral device to capture images from printed material. | Scan |
| Graphics that are based on mathematical formulas | Vector graphics. |
| A storage device that records video on cassette tape in a format that can be presented via television. | VCR Video Cassette Recorder |