| A | B |
|---|
| Bit | smaller than a byte of information |
| Browser | allows user to view info on Internet |
| Byte | one charachter of information |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit - the "brains" of the computer |
| Diskette | portable storage unit |
| DOS | Disk Operating System |
| Gigabyte | 1 billion characters of information |
| Hard Disk Drive | Storage unit within the computer |
| Hardware | physical components of the computer |
| Homepage | 1st page you see on a web site |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language - web page coding |
| Input Device | allows information into the computer |
| Internet | largest computer network in the world |
| Keyboard | Input device - allows info into the computer |
| Megabyte | 1 million characters of information |
| Modem | allows information to be exhange from a outside source to the computer |
| Monitor | allows information to be seen by user |
| Mouse | piece of hardware that allows you to point and click |
| Output device | hardware that receives and displays information from the computer |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| Application Software | self contained programs that allow the computer to complete a task |
| Operating System | tells the computer what to do |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| Virus | a mallicious program that "hurts" the computer |
| Web Site | A collection of web pages |
| Homepage | the first page you see on a web page |
| Web Page | a collection of information |
