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| Also called random access memory or (RAM), consist 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. |
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| 1 memory location or 1 character |
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| Print by striking an inked ribbon against the printer. On type of impact printer is a dot-matrix printer. |
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| Print by means other than striking a ribbon against paper. Examples ink jet and laser. |
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| A high-speed, high quality nonimpact printer that employs copier-machine technology. It converts data from the computer into a beam of light that is focused on a photoconductor drum, forming the images to be printed. |
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| Number of pages per minute |
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| Output device that visually conveys text graphics and video information. |
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| A monitor is a display device that is packaged as a separate unit. |
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| LCD monitor the most popular monitor type of flat panel monitor. |
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| Cathode ray tube The surface of the screen of either a CRT or LCD monitor is composed of individual picture elements called pixels. |
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| Individual picture element. |
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| Used to store instructions, data, and information when they are not being used in memory. |
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| Used to store instructions, data, and information when they are not being used in memory. |
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| Magnetic particles to store items such as data instructions, and instructions on disk surface. |
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| The 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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| A narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk. |
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| Pie-shaped sections, which break the tracks into small arcs. |
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| Storage device that contains one or more in flexible, circular platters that magnetically store data, instructions, and information. |
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| When a read write head touches a platter, usually resulting in loss of data or sometimes the entire drive. |
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| Duplicate of file, program or disk that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed. |
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| Another form of magnetic storage. Inexpensive portable storage medium. |
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| A device that can read from and write on a floppy disk. Drive can be built into the system unit or external units. |
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| Time required to access and retrieve the data. |
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