Hardware

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Computer Vocabulary

• Words to know and remember for the semester

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window

• Box that appears when you click on an icon.

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cpu

• Central processing unit. The brains of the
  computer.

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minimize

• To move a window out of the way

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mouse

• Input device that you roll on a flat surface

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wallpaper

• Background of the computer screen

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screensaver

• moving graphics which appear when the monitor is
  not in use

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speakers

• Output device where you can hear sounds

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maximize

• To make a window as big as the entire screen

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keyboard

• Input device where you type

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disk

• Portable magnetic storage device

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disc

• Compact disc
• CD

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monitor

• Computer screen

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printer

• Output device that puts ink on paper and makes a
  copy of your screen

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exit

• The way you quickly close a program

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Click on the BACK button above to exit the
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