Anatomy of a Computer Crossword Puzzle Activity!

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Across
  1. 1. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers,PDAs (personal digital assistants) require ________
  2. 4. this virtual memory stores and releases data at a slower rate
  3. 6. _________are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports. You can attach some older keyboards, mice, and modems to the_________
  4. 8. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the ________
  5. 10. This houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor
  6. 12. The ______ is the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
  7. 13. Motherboards often have integrated sound chips. If your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality, you can buy a _______
Down
  1. 2. The motherboard manufacturer installs a basic OS
  2. 3. You can use _______ to connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras
  3. 5. this houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
  4. 7. It funnels power through the multi colored cables (many cables have more than one connector) to each device.
  5. 9. Although some newer mice and keyboards include USB cables, most require ______ ports. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green
  6. 11. slots let peripherals communicate quickly