| A | B |
| Keys | letters, numbers and symbols found on a keyboard |
| Keyboard | a piece of hardware that is used to enter information onto the computer by using the keys |
| Upper case | capital letters |
| Lower case | small letters |
| Shift key | a button that makes characters either upper or lower case andnumbers to symbols |
| Disk drive | a device that reads the information contained on a disk ad transfers it to the computer's memory |
| Hardware | devices that make up a computer system that you can see or touch |
| Software | a set of electronic instructions tha ell a computer what to do.Also called programs |
| Icon | a symbol on a screen that represents a disk, document or program that you can select |
| Print | comand that takes what has been typed into the computer and can be seen onthe screen and sends it to the printer for output on paper |
| Caps lock key | makes all capital letters without using the shift key for each character. |
| Monitor | a piece of hardware that looks like a T.V. |
| Screen | an output device that lets you see what the computer is doing. |