| A | B |
| RAM-Random Access Memory | memory for your computer |
| CPU-Central Processing Unit | the actual computer |
| CD-ROM | a computer compact disk |
| Hard Disk drive | machinery that reads what's on a disk, the disk and drive are built into a single unit. |
| Floppy disk drive | the disk drive is the slot in the MAC into which you insert a floppy disk |
| Floppy disk | hard 3 1/2 inch square disk that you put into the floppy disk drive |
| hard disk | giant floppy disk, usually inside your computer, where your computer files get stored |
| hardware | parts of the computer you can feel and touch |
| MB-megabyte | a unit of disk storage space. Used to measurehard disks,memory and other large storage devices |
| modem | a phone attachment for your computer that lets you send files and messages to other computer users |