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| Hardware | any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the computer monitor or keyboard. |
| Software | any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. |
| computer | an electronic device that manipulates information, or "data." |
| server | a computer that "serves up" information to other computers on a network |
| Tablet Computers | use a touch-sensitive screen for typing and navigation |
| game console | a specialized kind of computer that is used for playing video games |
| IBM PC Compatible | the most common type of personal computer |
| Macintosh | was the first widely sold personal computer with a Graphical User Interface |
| operating system | he most important software that runs on a computer |
| Booting | s the process that occurs when you press the power button to turn your computer on |
| Graphical User Interface | lets you use your mouse to click on icons, buttons, and menus, and everything is clearly displayed on the screen using a combination of graphics and text. |
| Linus Torvalds | created the Linux kernel |
| kernel | the computer code that is the central part of an operating system |
| application | a type of software that allows you to perform specific tasks |
| Word Processors | allows you to write a letter, design a flyer, and create many other kinds of documents |
| Web Browsers | the tool that you use to access the World Wide Web |
| widgets | simple applications that you can place on your desktop |
| the cloud | all of the things that you can access remotely over the internet |
| desktop applications | allow you to perform tasks on your computer |
| web applications | run in the cloud and do not need to be installed on your computer |
