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| RAM | Random Access Memory, temperary or short-term information (data disappears when the computer is turned off) |
| ROM | Read-only Memory , permanent or long-term information (data) |
| Hard Drive | computer's main storage device (stores data permanently) |
| Flash Drive | portable storage device that uses a USB port |
| CD/DVD | portable storage device that uses a USB port |
| Mouse | input device that is used to select |
| keyboard | input device that has letters and keys that are pressed to send data into your computer |
| monitor | output device that displays data on a screen (like a tv) |
| printer | output device that displays data on paper |
| circuit board/motherboard | ties all of the components together, external parts like a printer or mouse are connected to the circuit board |
| buses | are electrical pathways on the circuit board |
| binary | primary language that computer's use (1's and 0's) and understand |
| modem | Allows computers to talk to each other (necessary for the Internet) |
| Megahertz | how fast a computer can process information (million times per second) |
| video card | turns data into graphics or pictures |
| sound card | turns data into sound |
| operating system | the set of instructions (program) that allows your hardware to work with your software |
| GUI (graphical user interface) | operating systems that allow users to interact with the computer that allows users to see files and manipulate them with a mouse (or pen) |
| bits | information in the form of 1's and 0's (8 bits=1 byte) |
| CPU | Like the brains of the computer…tells all other parts what to do |
