Basic Puzzle
Across
- 1. Stores start-up information, and other code that cannot be written into
- 2. A small, high-speed component of a computer system's memory. Soon or likely soon to be used
- 5. Used to coordinate all of the computer's components. Controls the rate of instructions being executed
- 7. Circuit board, allows all components to send electrical currents to each other
- 9. Controls the flow of data between the CPU and other parts of the computer
- 11. Short-term memory that stores all running programs
- 12. A malware that infects your computer and requires a ransom for regained access to data
- 13. Unit of data a billion bytes long
- 15. Unit of data 8-bits long
- 17. A component used in electronic devices to prevent overheating
- 18. The smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store
Down
- 1. A small amount of high-speed memory that stores data currently being processed by the CPU
- 3. An international character encoding standard that provides a unique number for every character
- 4. Controls the flow of data between the CPU and RAM and GPU
- 6. Installed in an infected computer and logs everything you type on the computer
- 8. The control center or 'brain' of the computer
- 10. The delay in network communication, how long it takes for an action to receive a response
- 13. A unit of frequency, measures the clock speed of a computer
- 14. A combinational digital circuit that performs arithmetic and bitwise operations
- 16. A switch; controls electrical signals