Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 3. Transfers data at 400Mbps, with new generations reaching 3,200Mbps. These ports are hot swappable.
  2. 4. Funnels power to each device in the computer.
  3. 5. Slower than Firewire and USB, used to connect old mice, keyboards, and modems.
  4. 7. Used for keyboard and mice, with a green port for mice, and a purple port for keyboards
  5. 8. Houses the majority of the computers components and directs data traffic between devices.
  6. 10. Offers better quality sound than an integrated sound chip.
Down
  1. 1. Used mostly for old printers and scanners nowadays.
  2. 2. Has a basic operating system that performs system checks before running your main operating system. Allows the processor to communicate with the PC's peripherals.
  3. 6. Temporarily stores data relating to open programs.
  4. 9. Holds your graphics card which supplies images to your monitor.
  5. 11. a more modern port that can draw power from the computer in addition to data.
  6. 12. The brain of the computer that caries out instructions.