Anna's Computer Vocabulary
Across
- 1. a component that transparently stores date
- 3. port a power connection between a computer and an electronic device
- 6. the background image of a display screen, on which windows, icons, and other graphical items appear
- 9. computer instructions or data, anything that can be stored electronically is software
- 11. code using eight binary digits to represent characters
- 12. memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data
- 13. the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks
- 14. electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals
- 15. a program that accesses and displays files
- 17. a computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications
- 18. internet protocol address
- 21. Internet Service Provider
- 22. a high capacity, self contained storage device containing a read write mechanism plus one or more hard disks inside a sealed unit
- 26. an internet address
- 27. a group of computers
- 28. a memory device in that information can be accessed in any order
Down
- 1. a collection of information
- 2. the brain of a computer
- 4. a computer that processes requests for HTML
- 5. anyone can change and edit
- 7. a sequence of adjacent bits usually eight
- 8. a model of computer use in which services stored on the internet are provided to users on a temporary basis
- 10. a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted
- 16. built in software
- 19. a value or setting that a device or a program automatically selects if you do not specify a substitute
- 20. physical components that make up a computer system
- 23. Domain Name System
- 24. A lot of WAN and LAN and servers that create it
- 25. to start a computer by loading an operating system