COMPUTER - Is a machine that uses electronic components and instructions to the components to perform calculations, repetitive and complex procedures, process text, and manipulate data and signals. , MOTHERBOARD - Is a thin, flat sheet made of a firm, nonconducting material on which the internal components—printed circuits, chips, slots, and so on—of the computer are mounted, MEMORY - Refers to the electronic storage devices or chips on the motherboard of a computer. , READ ONLY MEMORY (ROM) - Is a form of permanent storage in the computer, OUTPUT DEVICES - These devices allow the computer to report its results to the external world, HARD DRIVE - is the main storage device of a is the main storage device of a Is the main storage device of a computer, CACHE - Is a smaller form of RAM, INPUT DEVICES - These devices allow the computer to receive information from the outside world, CLOUD STORAGE - An extension of the online storage service offered by individual vendors, SUPERCOMPUTER - The largest type of compute, OPTICAL MEDIA - CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray. , USB - Is a form of a small, removable hard drive that is inserted into the USB port of the computer, COMPUTER SOFTWARE - Is the general term applied to the instructions that direct the computer’s hardware to perform ., SYSTEM SOFTWARR - Software “boots up” (starts up and initializes) the computer system; controls input, output, and storage; and controls the operations of the application software system, MICROCOMPUTERS - Were designed to be used by one person at a time, HANDHELD COMPUTER - Are small, special function computers, , MAINFRAMES - Used for processing the large amount of repetitive calculations involved in handling billing, , RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM) - refers to working memory used for primary storage. ,

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