HARDWARE

1. your system's short-term memory.
3. The component of a computer system that processes and exchanges data with the peripherals.
5. When you save a file, the data is written to the hard drive, which is the ______ memory.
7. A device attached to a computer, but not physically part of the system unit
9. measured in megahertz (MHz), or millions of instructions per second; and gigahertz (GHz), or billions of instructions per second.
12. The drive where your software, documents, and other files are stored
13. All data is represented in 0s and 1s and stored in memory as units of ______
14. or more fixed disk platters.
15. The primary computer storage device, which spins, reads and writes1. providing a common topic identifier in text and chat messages so

2. A device used for communicating with computers. Commonly known as a pointing device.
4. an electronic device that manipulates information, or data. It has keyboard or mouse. the ability to store, retrieve, and process data
6. is the computer's main circuit board
8. Any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the keyboard or mouse.
10. Device used to print documents, photos, and anything else that appears on your screen
11. Device which is one of the main ways to communicate with a computer.