| A | B |
| hardware | physical parts of the computer |
| programs | another word for software |
| software | electronic instructions |
| input | information that goes into the computer |
| output | information that comes out of the computer |
| monitor | an output device with a screen |
| printer | an output device that uses paper |
| icon | a picture that represents a program |
| data | letters and numbers |
| storage | to save your work for later use |
| cursor | shows current position |
| mouse | an input device with a long cord |
| keyboard | an input device with letters and numbers |
| input device | a way to put information into the computer |
| output device | a place to see information that comes out of the computer |
| ENIAC | first all-electronic computer |
| "The father of computing" | Charles Babbage |
| first real calculating tool | abacus |
| "the father of the Internet" | Vint Cerf |
| when input is translated into code by the computer | processing |
| 4004 | the first microprocesor |
| Joseph Marie-Jacquard | invented an automatic weaving loom |
| Tim Berners-Lee | inventor of the World Wide Web |
| BASIC | the language that gave Microsoft its start |
| Jobs/Wozniak | started Apple computers |
| Gates/Allen | started Microsoft |