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Monitor
Screen that shows what a computer is doing
Keyboard
Set of keys you type on or play like a piano
Typing
Writing done with a typewriter
Computer
Machine that stores information and runs programs
Mouse
Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer
Floppy
A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit
Internet
Worldwide network connecting computers
Surf
Waves breaking on the shore
Hard Drive
Computer ___ that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information
Disk
A memory device consisting of a flat ___ covered with a magnetic coating on which information is
Input
Signal going into an electronic system
Output
Signal that comes out of an electronic system
Digital
Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in ___
Download
To transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at
Electronic
Of or relating to ___
Process
A particular course of action intended to achieve a result
Web
An intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
Communicate
To transmit information
Format
The organization of information according to preset specifications
Server
A computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to
Memory
An electronic ___ device

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