Anatomy of Computer
Across
- 1. Used to connect most mice and keyboards, keyboard port purple, mouse port green
- 5. Also known as a communications port and are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports
- 6. A port that is used to connect to peripherals and transfer data
- 7. Stores temporary information
- 8. The brain that carries out the computers instructions
- 10. Accelerated Graphics Port houses the graphics card
- 11. Basic input/output system, activates when you turn on the computer
- 12. You buy one if you want better sound quality, attaches to the motherboards PCI slot
Down
- 1. Used for older printers and scanners, firewire connections are quickly replacing this type of port
- 2. Lets peripherals communicate quickly with the processer
- 3. Large circuit board that houses most of the computers components
- 4. Used to connect to many peripherals, there is 1.1 and 2.0 port types
- 9. Power Supply Unit funnels power through multicolored cables