Hardware -computers, the mechanical, magnetic, electronic and electrical devices, comprising a computer system as a cpu desk drives keyboard or screen
Processor - the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions and calculations that drive a computer
Memory - the capacity of a computer to store information quickly and for a short period of time (RAM)
Hard Drive/ Hard Disk -device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces, permanent storage
Optical (disk) Drive - refers to lasers which can see and read data on optical disk for example a cd or dvd
USB / Flash Drive - Permanent storage like a hard drive, but works without moving parts.
Operating System – noun, the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.
Firmware – noun, Permanent software programmed into a read-only memory.
Software – noun, the programs and other operating information used by a computer. Compare with hardware .
Applications – A program or piece of software designed and written to fulfill a particular purpose of the user : a database application.
Utilities – A program that does something that is helpful for a computer: a virus protection program, hard drive defragmentation
Browser –an application that allows the computer user to view web pages
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