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2. (Read Only Memory) is for information needed by the PC and cannot be changed.

4. a notebook computer; a laptop computer; a folding, portable computer

5. Disk Operating System. The original system used for PCs, where you typed in commands instead of pointing and clicking.

6. Megahertz. This describes the speed of computer equipment. The higher the MHz the better the performance.

7. a system for communicating without wires over a computer network.

9. A copy of files from a computer's hard disk, usually made on some external medium such asCD-ROM or flash drive. A backup is made in case the hard disk file(s) are erased or damaged.

10. Memory is for the temporary storing of information while a computer is being used. SeeRAM, ROM and Cache. 

11. an area that has an available wireless signal for Internet access (usually public).

12. A socket at the back of a computer for connecting external equipment or peripherals, especially printers

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1. "What You See Is What You Get." With a WYSIWIG program, if you print a document it looks the same on paper as it looks on the screen.
2. (Random Access Memory) is the main memory used while the PC is working. RAM is temporary
3. The number of dots or pixels per inch (sometimes per centimetre) used to create the screen image.
8. All hard disks and floppy disks have to be electronically prepared for use by a process called formatting. Hard disks are pre-formatted by the computer manufacturer. If you buy a floppy disk that is not pre-formatted, you format it yourself, using a program that comes with your PC.