6 Glossary
K
kilobyte
(KB) 1024 bytes.
L
LAN
Local Area Network.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. An LCD consists of a thin sandwich of
two glass plates with sealed edges, containing nematic liquid-
crystal material that forms the screen image. Versa displays are
LCD type.
load
To copy a program into the computer's memory from a storage
device.
M
megabyte
(MB) 1,048,576 bytes.
memory
Electronic storage area in a computer that retains information and
programs. A computer has two types of memory — read-only
memory (ROM) and random access memory (RAM).
menu
A video display of programs or options.
microprocessor
A semiconductor central processing unit that is the principal
component of a microcomputer. Usually contained on a single
chip that includes an arithmetic logic unit, control logic, and
control-memory unit.
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