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| Back-up | A copy of files from a computers hard disk, or protection from losing files |
| Bit | The smallest piece of information that computers use |
| Byte | a computer uses bits in groups of 8 |
| Kilobyte (Kb) | one thousand bytes |
| Megabyte (Mb) | one million bytes |
| Gigabyte (Gb) | one billion bytes |
| Terabyte (Tb) | one trillion bytes |
| Boot | the process of the computer to turn on and prepare itself |
| Browser | software that allows you to view or browse the Internet |
| Bug | a small defect or fault in a program |
| CPU | central processing unit or the "brain" of the computer |
| Data | information that you create or share on a computer |
| DOS | disk operating system, or command prompt |
| Driver | a small program that tells the computer how a peripheral works |
| E-mail | electronic messages sent from one computer to another |
| File | a specific computer record |
| Floppy Disk | a cheap, removable disk for storing or transferring information |
| Floppy Drive | a device used to run a floppy disk, usually drive "A" |
| Folder | a sub-division of a computer's hard drive where you place your files |
| Font | a type of lettering, Arial or Calibri for example |
| Formatting | disks that are prepared electronically in order to record data |
| Graphics Card | the equipment inside acomputer that creates the images on the screen |
| Optical Character Regonition | OCR, allows a fax or scanner to convert images to actual lettering |
| Parallel Port | a socket at the back of a computer for connecting external equipment or peripherals |
| PC Card | a device the size of a credit card, that plugs into computer slot to add memory or other options |
| Pixel | one tiny dot, point, or pixel that make up the image on the screen |
| Resolution | the total number of dots or pixels per inch used to create the screen image |
| Serial Port | a socket at the back of a computer for connecting peripherals--obsolete now |
| Universal Serial Bus | USB, a standardized way of connecting devices to a comptuer, currently |
| Wi-Fi | system for communicationg without wires over a computer network |
| www | stands for World Wide Web, one of ther services available on the Internet |
| WYSIWIG | What you see is what you get |
