| A | B |
|---|
| Desktop | The area where you use the programs on your computer |
| Download | When you copy files or graphics from the network or the Internet |
| LAN | When computers in a small area, such as in a building, are linked together |
| Log on | When you gain access to a computer by typing in a password or special code |
| Modem | A device that allows computer data to be sent through a telephone line |
| Network | When computers are linked together so they can exchange information and share equipment |
| Peripheral device | Any hardware device linked to a computer; ex. mouse & keyboard |
| Scanner | A machine used to copy an image from paper into a computer |
| WAN | When computers over a wide area, such as county wide and world wide, are linked together |
| Virus | A program deliberately designed to interfere with other programs and files |
