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| Mouse | a pointing device used primarily with graphical user interface |
| Keyboard | an input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and special functions |
| Input device | used to enter information into the computer (i.e. keyboard, joystick, modem, mouse, scanner, and stylus) |
| Output device | displays or prints information produced by a computer |
| Processor | the device that processes data into information |
| Control Unit | components of a processor that directs a coordinates most of the operations in the computer |
| Pointer | small symbol displayed on a computer screen whose location and shape change as a user moves a pointing device |
| Information Processing Cycle | series of input, process, output, and storage activities performed by a compter |
| System Unit | a case that contains the electronic components of a computer that are used to process data |
| Central Processing Unit (CPU) | the brains of the computer |
| Computer system | includes hardware, software, data, and people |
| Computer Hardware | the tangible components that make up a computer such |
