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| Personal Computer (PC) | computer designed for general use by a single person |
| Touchpad Computer | pointing device which takes advantage of a tactile sensor to detect a user’s finger movement |
| Universal Serial Bus (USB) | connector interface designed to connect computer and peripheral devices, such as printers, mouses, keyboards, USB flash drives and external hard drives |
| Motherboard | main circuit board inside personal computers which holds the majority of computer components and provides connectors for peripherals |
| Central Processing Unit (CPU) | microprocessor which calculates all the data going through a personal computer |
| Random Access Memory (RAM) | type of computer memory, which temporarily stores computer information such as the operating system, application programs and data so they can be immediately accessed by the CPU |
| Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) | pre-pressed compact disc storage in which data can only be accessed, not modified |
| Driver | computer program allowing the computer to communicate with a hardware device |
| Power Supply | computer hardware converting alternating current or AC electric power to a low -voltage power for the internal components of the computer |
| Hard Drive | main storage device of a computer; commonly referred as an internal device and used to permanently store data |
| Input Device | any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to the computer |
| Output Device | any piece of computer hardware used to communicate the data processed by the computer |
| Monitor | output device which displays graphics and images from the computer |
| High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) | compact video and audio interface transmitting digital data between the high-definition monitors and the computer |
| Ethernet Cable | cord connecting the computer to the Internet |
| Power Cord | cable connecting the computer to the electrical supply; aids in delivering electrical power to the main computer |
| Hardware | physical parts of a computer, such as the hard drive, video card, monitor and other substantial computer parts |
| Software | set of computer programs designed to enable computers to accomplish certain tasks; major types of software include programming software, system software and application |
| Server | stores data and responds when requested by other computers in the network |
| Peripheral Device | attached device that is not critical to computer operation |
