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