BASIC COMPUTER TERMS

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A piece of computer software that controls input and output operations

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driver

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Component of a computer that performs basic operations of the systems. The "brain of the computer".

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CPU

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A graphic symbol on a computer display screen

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Icon

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A narrow bar along the bottom or side of a window

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Scroll bar

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A data-storage device consisting of a hard drive and one or more disks

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Hard drive

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Act of transferring something from a usually large computer to the memory of another device

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Downloading

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A unit of computer information or data storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits

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Byte

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A small mobile device that controls the movement of the cursor and selection of functions in a computer display

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Mouse

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A unity of a computer information equal to 1024 bytes

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Kilobyte

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A device used for printouts

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Printer