Associate Level Material

Appendix F

Vocabulary Table

Define five of the key terms listed in the following table:

Term

Definition

Windows

An operating system designed and produced by Microsoft.

Processor

Any system comprised of 1 or more central processing units (CPUs).

RAM

Random Access Memory. Physical memory installed in a computer or storage device that is directly accessible to a computer.

ROM

Read-Only Memory. Memory chips that come with instructions or data programmed in them.

Drives

Computer peripheral that uses fixed or removable optical disks for data storage.

Video systems

A graphics display system designed for PCs. It uses analog signals to display video on a PC.

Pointing devices

A device that you can control the movement of the pointer to select items on a screen. Example:...