Business Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. A networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the Internet. Data sent through the internet, such as a web page or email, is in the form of data packets.
  2. 5. A type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified after the manufacture of the memory device.
  3. 7. A small, portable personal computer with a "clamshell" form factor, typically having a thin LCD or LED computer screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid of the clamshell and an alphanumeric keyboard on the inside of the lower lid. The clamshell is opened up to use the computer.
  4. 8. The highest-ranking person in a company or other institution, ultimately responsible for making managerial decisions.
  5. 9. A computer connected to a network of other workstations called “clients”. Client computers request information from the server over the network. Servers tend to have more storage, memory and processing power than a normal workstation.
  6. 12. The application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems.
Down
  1. 1. A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
  2. 2. The electronic circuitry within a computer that executes instructions that make up a computer program.
  3. 3. The physical parts of a computer, such as the case, central processing unit, monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers and motherboard. By contrast, software is the set of instructions that can be stored and run by hardware.
  4. 6. A family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. since January 1984. The original Macintosh is the first successful mass-market personal computer to have featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse.
  5. 10. A collection of instructions and data that tell the computer how to work. This is in contrast to physical hardware, from which the system is built and actually performs the work.
  6. 11. A multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.
  7. 13. The networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device.