ANATOMY OF A COMPUTER

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Across
  1. 4. large circuit board which connects many important computer parts.
  2. 5. Current FireWire ports transfer data as fast as 400Mbps (megabits per second).
  3. 7. the computers brain that caries out the computer instructions
  4. 8. a USB is used to store data
  5. 12. a form of computer memory that can be read an used to store data
  6. 13. APG houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
Down
  1. 1. soundcards enable the use of audio in the computer
  2. 2. if you have a Parallel Port you probably have an older computer
  3. 3. the PSU (power supply unit) funnels power through the multi colored cables
  4. 6. Serial ports are much slower than new USB and firewire ports.
  5. 9. BIOS are a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.
  6. 10. PCI slots that let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  7. 11. PS/2 is used to plug in mice and keyboards