=SOFTWARE:= A general term for computer programs, procedural rules, and sometimes the documentation involved in the operation of a computer. =SYSTEM:= The computer and all its related components, including hardware and software, that work together. =TERMINAL:= A peripheral device through which information is entered into or extracted from the computer, usually with a keyboard and an output device such as a CRT or printer. =TIMESHARING:= A method by which more than one person can use a computer at the same time at separate terminals. =TURNKEY SYSTEM:= A computer system that has all hardware and software installed. Supposedly, all you have to do is turn it on. =WORD PROCESSING:= Typing, editing, storing, and printing text with a computer. * * * * * The mention of commercial products, services, or companies does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If additional computer services of interest to the agricultural community are available, we would be glad to consider them for inclusion in possible revisions of this bulletin. * * * * * Transcribers Note The title "Computor System Components" (p. 17) was changed to "Computer ...". Under COIN (p. 25) the reference to "Computer Management Network" was corrected to "Computerized ...".