A small graphic that represents a file, folder, or program. Double-click an icon to open it.

Lets you precisely point at and interact with things on the screen. Gaming mice are a whole rabbit hole!

For typing and giving your computer commands. I’m a sucker for a nice mechanical keyboard.

The display screen. Comes in different sizes, resolutions, and panel types like LCD, LED, OLED.

The Power-On Self Test. A series of quick checks the computer runs at startup.

Reverses the undo to restore a change. Not as common as undo since mistakes are more frequent.

The process of setting up a new program or hardware device on your computer.

Installing a newer version of a program or swapping in a better hardware component.

Visual data like photos and graphics. JPG, PNG, and GIF are typical formats.

Moving pictures and sound together. MP4, AVI and MKV are prevalent formats.