| A | B |
| Central Processing Unit | brain of the computer, does the data processing |
| Desktop Publishing Software | used for designing professional documents |
| File Extensions | tells the computer what program to use to open the file |
| Multimedia Software | Combination of sounds and images to create a new project |
| Operating System | Runs the programs on your computer |
| Photo Editing/Image Software | alters the look of photos and images |
| Spreadsheet Software | MS Excel, graphs, charts, and calculates data |
| Web Browser | Program used to access the Internet. Example: Internet Explorer, Firefox |
| Word Processing Software | MS Word, used to type documents |
| Digital Camera | Takes pictures, saves image on a memory card |
| Hard Drive | Stores all data of your computer |
| Jump Drive/Flash | Saves and transfers files from one computer to another |
| Keyboard | Input device used to type information |
| Monitor | Output device that displays signals from the computer |
| Mouse | Input device used to move the curse and click to select items |
| Network | A connection of many computers |
| Printer | prints information from the computer |
| Scanner | changes a paper photograph into a digital image |
| USB (universal serial bus) | Wire that connects pieces of hardware to your computer |
| Video Camera | Takes digital video |
| Web Camera | video capturing device connected to a computer |