GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Hard Copy:

Information printed on paper.

Hardware:

The physical components of a computer: power supply, disc drives, circuit boards, port connectors, etc.

Hypertext:

A section of text that is highlighted that may be selected with a mouse or cursor/enter keys. Doing so will take the reader to another page related to the section of text, or open a window with related information. On-screen help systems and Internet webpages are the best examples.

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