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| Keyboard | Has keys with number and letters. It is used to enter information into a computer |
| Mouse | small hand-held tool that is used to point to items on a computer screen |
| Printer | Makes paper copies of information from the computer |
| CD ROM | Compact Disc - Read Only Memory |
| Hard Drive | Main area where information is stored on a comptuer |
| USB Drives | Small solid-state devices used to store information in a portable format |
| Monitor | Displays information on a screen. It looks like a television set. |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| Cables | Cords used to connect computer components |
| Scanner | a device that copies pictures and text from a printed page onto the computer screen |
| Peripherals | An auxiliary device, such as a printer, modem, or storage system, that works in conjunction with a computer |
| Analog | Constant signal we can see and / or hear |
| Digital | Estimates analog data using only ones and zeros; on or off (aka the Binary System) |
| Output Devices (common) | Speakers, Headphones, Printer, Monitor; equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system (such as a computer) |
| Input Devices (common) | Keyboard, Mouse, Controller, Joystick; any peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system (such as a computer). |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network: Allows computers to communicate through telephone wires (Analog ↔ Digital) |
| Douglas Engelbart | Invented the Mouse (1963) |
| Desktop | where typical OS puts icons for standard applications that are frequently used |
| Toolbars or Ribbon | command buttons organized together in groups, which often makes it easier to accomplish tasks. Also, the tabs, groups, and command buttons change as you take on various tasks – revealing what you need, when you need it. |
| Office Button | Clicking on the Office Button, found in the upper left corner of the program, screen will open a “drop down menu of the most commonly used commands in the program such as New, Open, Save, and Print. |
