Anatomy of a Computer - Mark

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Across
  1. 2. let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  2. 5. Many peripherals, such as MP3 playe s, modern printers, and PDAs
  3. 7. houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices.
  4. 9. brain of the computer
  5. 13. ports transfer data as fast as 400mbps
  6. 14. port If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the serial port You can attach some older key- boards, mice, and modems to the
  7. 15. The CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open programs,
  8. 16. It funnels power through the multicolored cables
  9. 17. supplies the image o the monitor.
  10. 19. one of the 3 primary functions
  11. 20. output
Down
  1. 1. it petrays your computer
  2. 3. input devices
  3. 4. read only memory
  4. 6. This activates when you turn on the computer and per- forms system checks before starting your main OS.
  5. 8. represented by ones and zeroes
  6. 10. dot on scoreboard
  7. 11. each digit
  8. 12. 1s and 0s are the only two numbers ou need to represent the flow of
  9. 14. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green.
  10. 18. card increases sound quality