| A | B |
|---|
| Cursor | indicates where typing will appear on the screen. |
| Soft copy | Output displayed on a monitor screen |
| Hard copy | Output printed on paper |
| Secondary storage | supplementary storage-easily expanded |
| Byte | space required to store a single character |
| KB Kilobyte | 1 thousand bytes |
| MB Megabyte | 1 million bytes |
| GB Gigabyte | 1 billion bytes |
| TB Terabyte | 1 trillion bytes |
| Supercomputer | fastest-very expensive - primarily used for tasks that involves large quantities of numerical processing |
| Mainframe | large computer system capable of quickly processing enormous quantities of data |
| Minicomputer | has many of the capabilities of a mainframe, but its typically slower |
| Microcomputer | smallest and least expensive - personal computer |
| Network | joined computers to share resouces |
| Operating system | programs that manages system resources, runs other software, and provides the user interface |
| User interface | part of a program such as an operating system that allows the user to interact with the system |
