| A | B |
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| RAM | data you type into the computer temporarily stored |
| CPU | The brain of the computer which reads and executes instructions(software). |
| megahertz | What the CPU speed is measured in. |
| data | The information that you work with on the computer |
| disks | These are the primary storage places for data. |
| disk drive | The device that plays the disk |
| read write heads | Disk Drives have these which access any area on the disk. |
| floppy | A kind of disk that generally holds less info that than the other type of disk and can be removed from their disk drives. |
| save | When you tell a program to take the file you are currently working on and copy it from RAM and put it permantly on a disk |
| ROM | The chip that holds the permanent instructions that wake the computer up. |
| operating system | One type of software that allows you to communicate with the computer. |
| bytes | Storage capacity is measured in |
| byte | Eight bits make one |
| kilobyte | 1024 bytes is a |
| megabyte | Approximately 1000 kilobytes or 1,000,000 bytes is a |
| gigabyte | Approximately 1000 megabytes is a |
| 400 | One megabyte is approximately equivalent to how many single spaced typed pages? |
| 3.5 floppy | This disk hold 1.44 MB |
| CD ROM | This disk can store over 700 MB |
| delete | When you remove a file from a disk. |
