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software

is a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work.

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hardware

includes the physical, tangible parts or components of a computer, such as central processing unit, monitor, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers and motherboard.

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Peripheral devices

Mouse, Keyboard,Printer, Webcam, Printer,Scanner

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A central processing unit

central processor or main processor, is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions

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The byte

is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits

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The space bar

is a key on a typewriter or alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar in the lowermost row, significantly wider than other keys. Its main purpose is to conveniently enter a space, e.g., between words during typing.

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Caps Lock

is a button on a computer keyboard that causes all letters of Latin and Cyrillic based scripts to be generated in capital letters.

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Backspace

is the keyboard key that originally pushed the typewriter carriage one position backwards, and in modern computer systems moves the display cursor one position backwards

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parts

components

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Graphics are visual images

are visual images

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Folder

a virtual container within a digital file system, in which groups of files and other folders can be kept and organized, a.k.a. list of files

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A computer file

is a computer resource for recording data discreetly in a computer storage device. It can be edited and transferred through the internet on that particular computer system.

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A screensaver

is a computer program that blanks the screen or fills it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use.

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Random-access memory (RAM /ræm/)

is a form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.

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A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive

is an electro-mechanical data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material.

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A double-click

is the act of pressing a computer mouse button twice quickly without moving the mouse. It allows two different actions to be associated with the same mouse button

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An operating system (OS)

is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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background

a wallpaper (also known as a desktop wallpaper, desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic devices.

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computer performance

is the amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system. Outside of specific contexts, it is estimated in terms of accuracy, efficiency and speed of executing computer program instructions.

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The Control Panel

is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings.