Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 3. It's the standard connector for all peripherals.
  2. 7. This device can connect to printers and scanners, but is quick to be replaced by the USB and Firewire.
  3. 8. Houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
  4. 10. Temporarily stores your data.
  5. 11. This device is also known as a COM (communications) port. You can attach some older keyboards, mice, and modems to this device.
  6. 13. card A removable card that produces sound. Your motherboard has this device integrated in it.
Down
  1. 1. It funnels power through the multicoloured cables (many cables have more than one connector) to each device.
  2. 2. You can connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
  3. 4. It activates when you turn on the computer and it per-forms system checks before starting your main OS. It also lets the processor communicate with the PC’s peripherals.
  4. 5. A large PCB (printed circuit board) that houses most of your computer’s components.
  5. 6. The brain that carries out your computer’s instructions.
  6. 9. This is a connector used for connecting keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system.
  7. 12. It let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.