Computer Science Crossword
Across
- 2. Fast, volatile storage.
- 6. Slow, non-volatile storage.
- 7. Software that prevents, detects and removes viruses.
- 8. When a copy of all of or a section of the data on a computer or network is done.
- 11. A set of instructions.
- 14. A register that stores data and instructions from the current cycle.
- 16. The process of turning plain-text into cypher-text.
- 18. A register that stores the location of the next instruction.
- 19. Software that prevents, detects and removes malware.
- 22. A storage medium that only uses electronic circuits and no moving parts.
- 24. Any physical component in a computer system.
- 25. A law that protects personal data stored on computers.
Down
- 1. A high-level general-purpose coding language.
- 3. A register that stores the location of instructions for the current cycle.
- 4. A plain language description of the steps in an algorithm.
- 5. A type of variable that can be true or false.
- 9. The component of the CPU that does arithmetic calculations.
- 10. A storage medium that stores data on a magnetised medium
- 12. The set of rules that dictates the structure of a programming language.
- 13. Software that allows hardware to interact with other software.
- 15. A form of compression where the original data isn't lost.
- 17. A storage medium that uses a laser.
- 20. An inexact form of compression where the original data can't be recovered.
- 21. Basic Input Output System.
- 23. A form of non-volatile read-only sorage.