It240 Appendix F

Associate Level Material
Appendix F

Vocabulary Table

Define five of the key terms listed in the Vocabulary Table.

|Term |Definition |
|Windows |Whichever of several microcomputer operating systems or environments presenting a|
| |graphical user interface |
|Processor |A piece of a computer, such as the central processing unit, that preforms |
| |calculations or other manipulations of data |
|RAM |A memory device in which information can be accessed in any order |
|ROM |Memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents |
| |addition to or modification of the data |
|Drives |A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such |
| |as a floppy disk |
|Video systems | |
|Pointing devices |An input device, such as a mouse, joystick, or trackball, with which one can move|
| |or manipulate a cursor or pointer on a GUI |
|Network card |A piece of the computer hardware designed to allow computers to

References: www.wikipedia.org/ www.encyclopedia.com/ 9781133726890, A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Jean Andrews - © Cengage Learning.