| A | B |
| dpi | number of dots on a printout |
| pixel | picture element |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| Diagonally | monitors are measured this way |
| Red, Blue, Green | colors on a pixel |
| CRT | TV like monitor |
| dot matrix printer | impact printer |
| laser printer | also called page printer |
| plotter | printer used by engineers and also prints billboards |
| resolution | refers to the quality of a printout |
| dot pitch | the distance between pixels |
| digital | elctronic signals that the computer can read |
| icons | small image that represents a program |
| Arithmetic Logic Unit | part of the CPU that performs calculations |
| Control Unit | part of the CPU that controls the flow of data |
| CPU | the "brain" of the computer |