bulletin board system:  a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest

capacity:  the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"

CD-ROM:  a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user

central processing unit:  the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached

computer fraud: 

computer hacking

copyright violation

data access

data display

data processing

data update

decoder

designed object

desktop publishing software

digitized

disassembly

document formatting

e-learning

feedback

file management

format

formatting

function

human-operated machine

icon

input device

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

invasion of privacy

local network system

malfunction

man-made object

misconnected

mismatched

navigation (Internet)

network

nonphysical object

output

output device

programming command

programming language

record management

search techniques

sort techniques

special purpose program

specialized machine

spreadsheet

steps in the design process

system failure

tape drive

text format

touch screen

URL

virus setting

voice recorder