| A | B |
|---|
| A volatile part of the memory | RAM |
| Used for scanning text documents | Optical character reader |
| Carries out the calculations in the computer | ALU |
| A permanent storage medium | Hard disk |
| Needed for connecting a computer to a telephone cable | Modem |
| A method of finding a record quickly | Direct access |
| A method of uniquely identifying a record | Key field |
| A volatile storage medium | Floppy disk |
| Records stored in no particular order | Serial |
| An application used for calculations and graphs | Spreadsheet |
| A record is made up of a collection of these | fields |
| The name given to the style of text | font |
| An application used for newsletters | Desk top publishing |
| Records stored in an order | Sequential file |
| An output device that gives good qualtity prints | laser printer |
