| A | B |
|---|
| Kilobyte | 1000 bytes |
| LAN | networks connect workstations usually within the same company |
| Resolution | refers to the number of pixels (picture elements) in the monitor image |
| Cache | speeds up the action performed by the computer |
| Hertz | How is the processor speed measured in a computer |
| Scanner | a device that captures images or documents |
| Mouse | input device |
| Byte | 8 bits |
| DPI | dots per inch |
| CD-ROM | device uses a diode laser to read information |
| RAM | data that is being processed, and is erased when the computer is turned off |
| Keyboard | input device |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| Megabyte | One million bytes of information |
| PPI | pixels per inch |
| BIOS | basic input/output system is the program a personal computer's microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on |
| GUI | Graphic User Interface |
| Bit | Binary digIT |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| Motherboard | the main curcuit board in a computer that contains the computer's basic circuitry and components |
| Hard Drive | is where all of your programs and data are stored. |
| CD | Compact disc |
