| A | B |
|---|
| Tower | CPU |
| Monitor | Screen |
| hard copy | print page of text |
| softcopy | output viewed on the monitor |
| scanner | used like a copy machine |
| Output | the information that leaves the machine |
| modem | computer hardware that allows information to be passed through the phone lines |
| hardware | the physical equipment of a computer |
| software | the programs that perform functions |
| inpact printers | a printer that strikes the paper when printing |
| mouse | the pointing device of the computer |
| random access memory | a type of memory that can be read from and written by the processor |
| flash drive | an external memory device |
| hard drive | the internal memory |
| compact disk | optical external memory |
