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| Icons | Small visual buttons on the computer that a person can click on |
| Input devices | Any device that allows you to enter information into the computer that it will then process. Eg. Keyboard, joystick, etc. |
| JPEG | A graphic image file format |
| Modem | A device through which a computer can send and receive data over telephone lines |
| Monitor | The large box which contains the screen and its components |
| Mouse | Small hand held device use dto move the cursor and click on items |
| Networked | A term used to describe computers that are connected to communicate with each other |
| Printers | Device used to convert information from the screen into a hard copy (paper) version. |
| Bug | Programming Error (virus) |
| Computer | An electronic device that does computations and makes logical comparisons according to instructions that have been given to it. A tool! |
| CPU (central processing unit) | The brain of the computer system. |
| Cursor | The pointer used when clicking on an item on the computer or identifying where the user is keying in text. |
| Desktop | The items and icons you see on your screen when you turn the computer on. |
| Download | To transfer a program or data from a remote, or host computer to one's own computer |
| Floppy Drive | A mechanical device used to read floppy disks |
| Graphics | Pictures, such as clip art that can be used in various types of documents. |
| RAM (Random Access Memory) | The form of primary memory into which instructions and data can be read, written or erased. |
| Save | To record a document on disk or other storage medium |
| Word Processing | A program used when you want to write and format text |
