| A | B |
|---|
| facsimile | info scanned and transmitted over telephone lines |
| disk drive | unit that reads/writes on a disk |
| input | process of entering text/data |
| desktop | screen background that displays icons, windows |
| electronic mail | sending messages to one computer to another |
| operating system | program that operates a computer |
| DOS | Windows operating system |
| user's manual | set of instructions that come with equipment or software |
| hardware | physical parts of computer system |
| software | instructions or programs that tell the computer what, when, and how |
| processing | part of computer cycle in which inputted data is changed |
| output | finished product |
| input devices | like the mouse or keyboard |
| output devices | like the monitor or printer |
| system software | programs that control the computer |
| microprocessor | small chip that is the brains |
| motherboard | large circuit board |
| soft copy | results shown on monitor |
| hard copy | a printed copy of results |
| application software | programs that do a specific task |
