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K byte-
An abbreviation for 1,024 bytes, used to designate the memory capacity of a computer or the storage capacity
of a storage device.
keyboard -
A device, similar to a typewriter keyboard, that allows you to communicate with your computer.
kilo -
A prefix that, in reference to computer memory devices, usually equals 1,024.
kilobyte -
1,024 bytes.
LCD -
See liquid crystal display.
liquid crystal display (LCD)-
A display made of material, the reflectance or transmittance of which changes when an
electric field is applied.
load -
To copy information from a storage device, such as a diskette or a hard disk drive, into internal memory of the
system. Also called download.
loop -
A series of instructions or one instruction in a program that is repeated a prescribed number of times, followed
by a branch instruction that exits the program from the loop.
main directory -
The primary directory of a diskette or a hard disk drive. Also called a root directory.
math coprocessesor -
An auxiliary processing unit used to speed up the processing of mathematical calculations.
M byte -
An abbreviation for megabyte; used to designate the memory capacity of a computer or the storage capacity
of a storage device.
mega -
Prefix meaning one million.
megabyte -
1,024 kilobytes.
microprocessor -
A central processing unit assembled on a single silicon integrated-circuit chip.
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