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Computer Applications Vocabulary Words

HardwareWhat makes up a comuter
Login To make a computer system or network recognize you so that you can begin a computer session
Network A group of two or more computer systems linked together.
Internet A global network connecting millions of computers.
Cursor A special symbol, usually a solid rectangle or a blinking underline character, that signifies where the next character will be displayed on the screen.
Icon A small picture that represents an object or program.
Hardware Refers to objects that you can actually touch, like disks, disk drives, display screens, keyboards, printers, boards, and chips.
Software Computer instructions or data.
Tower Refers to a computer in which the power supply, motherboard, and mass storage devices are stacked on top of each other in a cabinet.
Keyboard The set of typewriter-like keys that enables you to enter data into a computer.
Mouse A device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen.
Monitor Another term for display screen.
Printer A device that prints text or illustrations on paper
Speakers An electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance.
Hard Drive The mechanism that reads and writes data on a hard disk.
Floppy Drive Short for floppy disk drive (FDD), a disk drive that can read and write to floppy disks.
CD ROM a polycarbonate with one or more metal layers capable of storing digital information
Flash Drive A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer’s USB port and functions as a portable hard drive
Scanner A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a form the computer can use.
Digital Camera A camera that stores images digitally rather than recording them on film.
Digital Projector A device that projects an image from a computer onto a screen.
File Server A computer or device on a network that manages network resources.
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