User Name - an identification used by a person with access to a computer, network, or online service., Password - a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something, Desktop - a computer suitable for use at an ordinary desk, Taskbar - A bar along the bottom edge (or side) of the Windows desktops that contains the Start button and a button for each program that is currently running. The taskbar can be used to switch from one task to another. It can also be dragged around with the mouse and adjusted in size., Icon - A small picture on the screen that represents a file or program., Window - is a separate viewing area on a computer display screen in a system that allows multiple viewing areas as part of a graphical user interface, Menu Bar - a horizontal bar, typically located at the top of the screen below the title bar, containing drop-down menus., Folder - On computer screens for Macintosh and Windows 95*1 (and above), files can be organized by placing them into folders that look like office file folders., Drive - A very fast input/output device that consists of one or more spinning magnetic disks. A moving arm allows direct read or write access to data recorded on the disks. A device that spins disks or tapes in order to read and write data; for example, a hard drive, disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or tape drive., Google Drive - a cloud-based storage solution that allows you to save files online and access them anywhere from any smartphone, tablet, or computer., Software - The programs and data that make computer hardware function., Hardware - The physical parts of the computer system that you can touch and feel such as the keyboard, monitor, and computer case., Gigabytes - 1024 megabytes, or one billion bytes. Abbreviated GB, Gbyte or G-byte., RAM (random access memory) - The memory that is available on a computer for storing data and programs currently being processed. It is automatically erased when the power is turned off. Information in the RAM that needs to be stored for future use must be saved onto a disk or a tape., File - A collection of information stored in any of numerous forms on any of numerous devices. A file may contain programs, data, or text., ROM - A system's permanent, stored instructions which are never changed; it holds its contents even when the power is turned off. Data is placed in ROM only once, and stays there permanently. ROM is generally installed by the manufacturer as part of the system., Input - The data that is entered into a computer. The act of entering data into a computer., Output - The computer-generated information that is displayed to the user in some discernible form such as a screen display, printed page, or sound.,

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