| A | B |
|---|
| keyboard | the most common input device |
| CD | a transportable storage device of information |
| CPU | the brain of the computer |
| monitor | the display screen of the information input in the computer |
| hardware | the physical parts of a computer system such as the monitor, keyboard, and CPU |
| mouse | an input device |
| RAM | temporary storage in a computer--data will be lost when the computer is turned off |
| ROM | memory that allows the computer to only read data |
| DOS | disk operating system |
| cursor | blinking line on the screen which shows the user where information will be inserted in the text |
| function keys | special keys that when used perform special functions |
| software | directions (instructions) tells the computer how to perform specific tasks |
| spreadsheet software | used to create and perform mathematical functions |
| backspace key | used to move the cursor to the left one space at a time |
| enter key | key that when struck causes the cursor to move to the left margin and down one line |
