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| Access Point | A device, such as a wireless router, that allows wireless devices to connect to a network |
| Application | Software program that runs on your computer. The word “application” is used because each application has a specific application for the user |
| Hardware | Refers to all the physical components of a computer. |
| Disc Drive | A device that reads and/or writes data to a disk |
| Hard Disk | A spindle of magnetic disks, called platters, that record and store information |
| Hard Drive | Stores all your data. It houses the hard disk, where all your files and folders are physically located |
| Operating System | Controls the computer’s hardware and provides services and access to the hardware to programs. It also manages the computer’s operations and tasks, such as logging on, logging off, and shutting down. |
| Modem | A communications device that can be either internal or external to your computer. It allows one computer to connect another computer and transfer data |
| Programs | A sequence of instructions that can be executed by a computer. A program is also known as software. |
| Motherboard | he main circuit board of your computer that connects essential internal components together to allow everything in your computer to work together |
| Software | A sequence of instructions that a computer can execute. It is also referred to as programs. |
| Peripheral Devices | Any external device that provides input and output for the computer |
| Processor | A small chip that resides in computers and other electronic devices. Its basic job is to receive input and provide the appropriate output. Also called the CPU |
| RAM | Random Access Memory is made up of small memory chips that form a memory module. Houses short-term data |
| ROM | Read-only Memory is memory containing hardwired instructions that the computer uses when it boots up, before the system software loads. Houses long-term data |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus is the most common type of computer port used in today's computers. It can be used to connect keyboards, mice, game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and removable media drives |
| Video Card | Used to process the graphics portion of the processing load of the CPU |
