Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 1. funnels power through the multicolored cables to each device
  2. 4. The brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
  3. 5. Where temporary information is stored
  4. 7. Houses your graphics card
  5. 8. Slots let them communicate quickly with the processor
  6. 10. Used to connect many different types of peripherals
  7. 11. Many peripherals require these connections
  8. 12. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green.
  9. 13. Directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
Down
  1. 2. Most of them attach to one of the motherboard’s PCI slots
  2. 3. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to it
  3. 6. Also known as a COM (communications) port
  4. 9. Lets the processor communicate with the PC’s peripherals