Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 1. It can be used to connect keyboards, mice, game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and removable media drives, etc...
  2. 4. you'll want to be sure that you have an available USB
  3. 8. directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
  4. 10. lets peripherals communicate quickly.
  5. 12. activates when you turn on computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.
Down
  1. 2. attaches to one of the motherboards PCI slots
  2. 3. slower than the newer usb and firewire ports
  3. 4. it funnels power through the multicoloured cables to each device.
  4. 5. manufacturers generally colour the keyboard purple and most port green...
  5. 6. this virtual memory stores and releases data at a slower rate
  6. 7. transfers data as fast as 400Mbps
  7. 9. houses your graphics card which supplies the image to the monitor
  8. 11. the brain that carries out your computers instructions.