A | B |
Bit | smaller than a byte of information |
Browser | allows user to view info on Internet |
Byte | one charachter of information |
CPU | Central Processing Unit - the "brains" of the computer |
Diskette | portable storage unit |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
Gigabyte | 1 billion characters of information |
Hard Disk Drive | Storage unit within the computer |
Hardware | physical components of the computer |
Homepage | 1st page you see on a web site |
HTML | Hypertext Markup Language - web page coding |
Input Device | allows information into the computer |
Internet | largest computer network in the world |
Keyboard | Input device - allows info into the computer |
Megabyte | 1 million characters of information |
Modem | allows information to be exhange from a outside source to the computer |
Monitor | allows information to be seen by user |
Mouse | piece of hardware that allows you to point and click |
Output device | hardware that receives and displays information from the computer |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
ROM | Read Only Memory |
Application Software | self contained programs that allow the computer to complete a task |
Operating System | tells the computer what to do |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
Virus | a mallicious program that "hurts" the computer |
Web Site | A collection of web pages |
Homepage | the first page you see on a web page |
Web Page | a collection of information |