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  • The most commonly used type of secondary storage device, which stores bits of data as aligned particles on the surface of a magnetic disk.

Hard Drive

100

  • A personal computer that is small enough to be carried around.

Laptop

100

  • Programs that tell a computer what to do and how to do it.

Software

100

  • The display screen used to provide visual output from a computer.

Monitor 

200

  • Stands for Random Access Memory. 

It stores data and instructions while the computer is working.

RAM

200

  • A program whose purpose is to damage or destroy computer data, cause a computer to behave in unexpected ways, or interfere with the operation of a network, all while concealing and replicating itself.

Virus

200

An individual’s personal computer that resides on a desk or table.

Desktop Computer

200

 receives and sends data on computer networks.

Router

300

  • The physical parts of a computer.

Hardware

300

  •  the main circuit board inside a computer that connects the different parts of a computer together.

Motherboard

300

  • A small storage device that uses flash memory and connects to the computer through a USB port; also called a pen drive, jump drive, or thumb drive.

USB Flash Drive

300

  • Stands for Secure Digital memory card. 

A type of memory card typically used in digital cameras.

SD Card

400

  • Stands for Central Processing Unit. 

A piece of the computer’s hardware that processes and compares data and completes arithmetic and logical operations.

CPU

400

  • A computer that provides data to other computers.

Server

400

  • Areas on Internet servers where data and applications can be stored and accessed.

Cloud Storage

400

  • a very small piece of silicon inside a computer. 

It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical and logical operations.

Microchip

400

A standard wireless technology that uses radio waves to connect devices.

Wi-Fi

500

  • Stands for Universal Serial Bus. A standard that allows communication between devices, such as between a flash drive and a computer.

USB

500

  • Also known as a Trackpad.

A flat control surface used to move the cursor and perform like a computer mouse, typically on a laptop computer.

Touchpad

500

  • The system that allows hardware devices to communicate with one another, run efficiently, and support software programs. Example: Microsoft Windows

Operating System