Vocabulary 2.3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ink jet printer | A type of printer that "squirts" ink on to a page. |
| laser printer | A printer that uses a light beam to transfer images to paper. |
| toner | A dry powder used to produce print by a laser printer. |
| LCD | A display screen used on most notebook computers and digital cameras. |
| storage device | A device that is used to store data and information. |
| CD | A plastic disc that can store 650 Mb of information or up to 72 minutes of music. |
| DVD | A disc similar in appearance to a CD that can store seven times more information. |
| USB flash drive | A small, lightweight, removable data storage device available in many storage sizes that plugs into a USB port. |
| driver | A small program loaded onto a computer in order to run peripherals such as a mouse, printer, or flash drive. |
| compatible | When one object can be used interchangeably with another. |
| zip | To compress a file into an archive so that it occupies less disk space. |
| CDR | A recordable CD that only allows one time writing. |
| CDRW | A CD that allows data to be erased and written again several times. |
| external hard drive | Used to back-up the contents of the entire computer (or huge files), this large drive sits outside the main computer in its own enclosure. |
| read only | A way to save a file so that it allows information to read but prevents data from being changed. |
| backup | The process of copying files to another disk (or storage device) in the event the original is damaged, lost, or unavailable. |
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