HARD COPY: A printout on paper of information from the computer.
HARDWARE: All the physical parts of the computer system, including the computer itself, the input and output equipment and peripherals, and the physical disk or tape equipment. (The computer programs are software.)
INPUT: The data that are put into the computer, or the process of putting it in.
INSTRUCTION: A group of bits that designates a specific computer operation.
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT: An electronic circuit or combination of circuits contained on semiconductor material, or chip.
INTERACTIVE: A computer system that allows two-way communication between the user and the computer.
INTERFACE: A piece of equipment used to connect two parts of a computer system that cannot interact directly with each other.
K (kilobyte): A measure of computer memory capacity. Each K of information is 1,024 bytes.
LOAD: To put data or programs into a computer.