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| Random access memory or RAM, consists of electronic components that temporarily store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor , data needed by those instructions and the results of processed data(information). |
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| Print by striking an ink ribbon against the printer, one type of impact printer is the matrix printer |
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| Print by means other than striking a ribbon against paper, laser printers and ink-jet printers |
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| Forms characters or graphics by using a nozzle that sprays tiny drops of ink onto the page |
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| High speed, high quality nonimpact printer that employs copier-machine technology. Converts data from the computer into a beam of light that is focused on a photo conductor drum, forming the images to be printed. |
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| Output device that visually conveys text, graphics and video information. |
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| Display device that is packaged as a separate unit. |
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| LCD monitor, most popular type of plat panel monitor, uses a liquid display crystal similar to a digital watch, top produce images on the screen. |
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| (cathode ray tube) the surface of the screen is wither a CRT or LCD which is composed of individual picture elements. |
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| individual picture element |
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| To store instructions, data, and information when they are not being used in memory. |
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| Use magnetic particles to store items such as data, instructions, and information on a disk's surface. |
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| Process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors, so the computer can locate the data, instructions, and information on the disk. |
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| Narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk. |
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| Small arcs, stores up to 512 bytes of data |
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| Storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platter that magnetically store data, instructions, and information. |
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| Read/write head touches a platter, usually resulting in loss of data or sometimes the entire drive. |
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| Duplicate of a file, program, or disk that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged or destroyed. |
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| Or diskette, inexpensive portable storage medium. Most widely used floppy disk is 3.5 inches wide and typically can store up to 1.44 megabytes of data. Or 1,474,560 characters. |
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| A device that can read from and write on a floppy disk. |
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| The time required to access and retrieve the data. |
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