Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 1. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers, and PDAs (personal digital assistants) need it
  2. 4. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green
  3. 6. Is a large printed circuit board
  4. 8. Ports that protrude from the back of the computer
  5. 9. A Port That is much slower than new USB and FireWire ports
  6. 12. It funnels power through the multicolored cables (many cables have more than one connector) to each device
Down
  1. 2. Activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS
  2. 3. Transfer data as fast as 400Mbps(megabits per second)
  3. 4. Type of port that USB and FireWire connections are quickly replacing it
  4. 5. Card Motherboards often have integrated it
  5. 7. The brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
  6. 10. The hard drive isn’t nearly as fast as it
  7. 11. Houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor