| A | B |
|---|
| monitor | screen |
| hardware | computer equipment |
| CPU | "brains" of the computer |
| cd-writer | hardware used to produce your own cd's |
| mouse | small device used to navigate and select items on the computer |
| scanner | hardware used to convert paper information into computer data |
| modem | hardware that uses phone lines to connect ot the internet |
| printer | hardware used to produce a "hard copy" of your computer work |
| harddrive | internal storage for a large amount of data |
| cd-rom drive | hardware used to read CD's |
| plotter | hardware used to produce computer drawings such as blueprints |
| platform | the 2 major ones are Macintosh and Windows |
| keyboard | hardware used to put data into the computer |
| floppy disk | external storage for a small amount of information |
| RAM | internal memory of a computer that is used to access software |
| CD | external storage for a large amount of data such as encyclopedias |
| desktop | computer screen that shows the program icons |
