Anatomy Of a Computer

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Across
  1. 2. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green.
  2. 4. cards attach to one of the motherboard’s PCI slots.
  3. 5. ports transfer data as fast as 400Mbps (megabits per second).
  4. 7. much slower than new USB and FireWire ports.
  5. 8. slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  6. 9. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
  7. 10. It funnels power through the multicolored cables
  8. 12. houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices.
Down
  1. 1. the brain that carries out your instructions.
  2. 3. If you have an older printer or scanner,you probably connect the device to it
  3. 6. activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.
  4. 11. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers,and PDAs (personal digital assistants) require it
  5. 13. The CPU stores temporary information,such as data relating to open programs.