2.3 Hardware Crossword Puzzle - By Jason O. Kirby

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  1. 5. The piece of hardware that handles a computer’s instructions from other hardware and software.
  2. 8. A component that can store an electrical charge.
  3. 9. The register stores information acquired from the arithmetic logic unit.
  4. 10. A semiconductor technology used in most of today’s chips or microchips. The CMOS chip can store all of the firmware settings and the internal clock of the computer.
  5. 11. Industry standard form factor for desktop computers.
Down
  1. 1. An older style of TV / computer monitor that uses a vacuum, electrons, and a phosphorescent screen to project a display.
  2. 2. Part of the system bus that controls how the CPU communicates with other hardware devices.
  3. 3. The function where the processor performs arithmetic and logical operations.
  4. 4. The smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data.
  5. 6. Part of the system bus, the address bus sends address data from the CPU to the memory in a single direction.
  6. 7. A short-distance wireless technology used to interconnect a multitude of different devices.
  7. 10. Electric Fan that is placed inside the chassis to allow for proper ventilation to prevent components from overheating.