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Computer Basic 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tower case | houses all of the important computer components |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk - Read Only Memory CD-ROM can only read information from the disk |
| CD-RW | CD-RW allows you to write information to the disk as well as read from it |
| DVD | (Digital Video Disc) DVD looks just like a CD, but it holds much more information |
| input | several ways to get new information into a computer.s |
| two most common ways | keyboard & mouse |
| keyboard | keys for characters (letters, numbers, and punctuation marks) and special commands |
| touchpad | a pressure sensitive pad and press to click |
| scanner | copies a picture or document into the computer |
| graphics tablet | pressure sensitive pad is plugged into the computer |
| output devices | display information in a way that you can you can understand. |
| monitor | looks a lot a like a TV and houses the computer screen allows you to 'see' what you and the computer are doing together |
| speakers | output devices that allow you to hear sound from your computer |
| printer | takes what you see on the computer screen and prints it on paper |
| inkjet printer | uses inks to print (most common printer used with home computers) |
| laser printers | much faster because they use lasers to print (mostly used in businesses) |