Computer Vocabulary

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Computer Vocabulary

• 2006

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Mouse

• A hand-held device for controlling a computer.

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Keyboard

• A set of keys laid out in a row or rows, for
  example, on a computer, typewriter, piano, or
  organ

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Monitor and Screen
This is the screen on the monitor!

• A video device that displays data or images
  generated by a computer or terminal

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Speaker

• The part of the computer that allows you to hear
  the sounds.

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Headphones

• A pair of listening devices joined by a band
  across the top of the head and worn in or over
  the ears

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CPU

• Central
• Processing
• Unit
• The brain of the computer.

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Disk Drives

• A device that a computer uses to read data and to
  make new disks.

CD Rom
Floppy Disks
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Digital Camera

• A camera that uses special numbers to create a
  picture.

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Scanner

• A machine for copying pictures and documents.

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Projector

• A device that connects to a computer so that the
  picture can be shown on a screen or a wall.

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Printer

• A device that lets you print out a picture or
  document you created.

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VCR

• Video Cassette Recorder
• a tape recorder that can record and play
  videocassettes through a standard television

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DVD

• Digital
• Video
• Disk
• We use the same word for the disk and the player.

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Software

• Programs used in a computer.

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Hardware

• Parts of a computer.

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Icons

• A small picture that you might click to open a
  program on a computer.

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Webpage

• A page on the Internet.

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Internet

• A world wide web of resources for computers and
  their users. You can email, search for
  information, or meet with people around the world.