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| Also called random access memory, or RAM. It 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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| It equals one million bytes. |
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| One memory location or one character. |
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| Prints by striking an ink ribbon against the paper. One type of impact printer is the 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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| Form characters or graphics by using a nozzle that sprays tiny drops of ink onto the page. |
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| Is a high-speed, high-quality, nonimpact printer that employs copier-machine technology. It converts data from the computer into a bean 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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| Number of pages per minute. |
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| Output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information. |
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| A display device that is packaged as a separate unit. |
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| LCD monitor that is the most popular type of flat panel monitor, using liquid display crystal, similar to digital watch, to produce images on the screen. |
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| Cathode Ray Tube, the surface of the screen is composed of individual picture elements called pixels. |
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| Individual picture element. |
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| Is used 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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| 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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| Narrow recording band that forms a full circle on the surface of the disk. |
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| The disk's storage locations consist of pie-shaped sections, which break the tracks into small arcs. |
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| Or hard disk drive, is a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, 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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| A 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, is an inexpensive portable storage medium. The 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. Drives can either be built into the system unit or external units. |
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| The time required to access and retrieve data. |
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