12.3: Electronic Computers
Across
- 3. Data that uses powers of sixteen
- 6. America's first mass-produced computer
- 9. Actual physical components of the computer
- 10. The brain of the computer
- 11. Device that processes information using electric circuits
- 13. a single piece of software that directs the computer to do a certain task
- 16. directs the computer to perform the basic functions required for operation
- 18. Can have any possible data within a specified range
- 19. Simple counting devices
- 20. First generation electronic computer
Down
- 1. Can have only certain values within a range
- 2. includes all the different programs that direct the computer to perform specific tasks for the user
- 4. A single chip containing a complete CPU
- 5. Data that uses 0 and 1
- 7. the collection of programs that contain instructions for displaying words and images for the user to see
- 8. A set of binary numbers
- 12. It allows the CPU to store programs and information
- 14. Connects all the computer's components
- 15. Pieces of information
- 16. stored information and instructions that direct the computer to perform certain tasks
- 17. Random variations