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| CPU | the brain of the computer or central processing unit |
| ROM | the permanent memory that is built in your computer; this is read only |
| RAM | the computer's working memory sometimes called random-access memory |
| Megabyte | approximately a million bytes |
| Modem | the device that allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line |
| Compact Disc | a disc on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio |
| Hard Disk | a fixed large-capacity magnetic storage medium for computer data |
| Floppy Disk | a portable magnetic storage medium for computer data that allows users to randomly access information |
| Graphical User Interface | the use of graphical symbols instead of text commands to control common computer functions such as copying programs and disks |
