Basic Puzzle
Across
- 2. a piece of hardware that connects every other piece of hardware together
- 3. another key component of the CPU that is used to store the frequently used data
- 6. a switch that turns on and off the current flow
- 9. malicious software
- 10. a type of malware that sends out emails/advertisements that seems legit but leads you to a fake login website for a real company
- 12. a timer that ticks a few billion times a second (measured in GHz)
- 15. handles communications between CPU, RAM and the graphics card
- 17. handles the input output functions of the computer
Down
- 1. the brain of the computer (also called CPU)
- 4. used to dissipate heat/prevents overheating
- 5. digital storage drive
- 7. random access memory/short term memory
- 8. malware that encrypts your data and asks for money
- 11. a key component of the CPU it is used to preform arithmetic and bitwise calculations
- 13. big chunk of plastic to store hardware for the computer
- 14. another type of malware that copies itself to infect other files on the computer
- 16. also called GPU it is used to display graphics onto your monitor