Data & Comm
A port used to connect computers in a LAN or sometimes directly to the Internet; it allows for high-speed data transmission.
Ethernet
The TV-like peripheral device that displays the output from the computer.
Monitor / Display / Screen
Represents 256 values
Byte
The diagonal measurement from one corner of the screen to the other.
Screen Size
The data or instructions you type into the computer.
Input
A network in which the computers and peripheral devices are located relatively close to each other
Local Area Network (LAN)
One of the small dots in a matrix into which a graphics display is divided;
Pixel
About 1,000 bytes (1,024 bytes)
Kilobyte (KB)
The number of pixels that a monitor displays.
Display resolution
The words, numbers, figures, sounds, and graphics that describe people, events, things, and ideas.
How a computer represents or interprets data. Generally, 1 is "on" or 0 is "off."
Binary digits
Determines quality of a printer's output. A higher number generally indicates higher quality.
Dots per inch (dpi)
About 1,000 kilobytes (1,048,576 bytes)
Megabyte (MB)
A processor that controls the signals the computer sends to the monitor.
Graphics Processor
The intangible components of a computer system,
Software
A port that digitally transmits video and audio.
HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface)
A powdery substance used by laser printers to transfer a laser image onto paper.
Toner
About 1,000 megabytes (1 billion bytes)
Gigabyte (GB)
A display technology that creates images by manipulating light within a layer of liquid crystal.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
A type of input that instructs the computer how to process data or to perform a task
Command
The set of rules that establishes the orderly transfer of data between the sender and the receiver in data communications.
Protocol
The peripheral computer component that produces a hard copy of the text or graphics processed by the computer.
Printer
About 1,000 gigabytes (1 trillion bytes)
Terabyte (TB)
A flat-panel monitor that uses LEDs to provide backlight.
LED (light emitting diode)
The technical details about a hardware component.
Specifications