programs that people use to get their work done

a particular computer will have a particular type of processor

consists of hardware (physical parts of the computer) and software (programs and data used with the physical computer)

a computer system that is part of a larger machine and which controls how that machine operates

keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras, joysticks, and microphones; a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system

closely connected to the processor, stored data are quickly and easily changed, holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with

components are connected to the main circuit board of the computer

consists of two or more computers connected so that they can exchange data and programs

responsible for starting up application programs, running them, and managing the resources that they need

monitor, printer, speakers; any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human-readable form

contains billions of transistors; responsible for the fundamental computing within the system, and directly or indirectly controls all the other components

"Random" means that the memory cells can be accessed in any order. The type of silicon chip used to implement main memory.

used to make a section of main memory read-only

connected to main memory, stored data are easily changed, but changes are slow compared to main memory, and used for long-term storage of programs and data