Ch 1 Terms

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Across
  1. 1. Random Access Memory, memory that can be retrieved from or written to anywhere without having to go through all the previous memory
  2. 4. Operating System, the software that provides common services to other programs, manages hardware and software resources, and provides the most visual representation of the computer
  3. 5. Each numeral value in the binary system
  4. 6. Eight Bits
  5. 8. Logic Board, the standardized printed circuit board that connects the CPU, Main Memory, and peripherals
  6. 11. The central processing unit
  7. 12. The physical parts of the computer, including devices such as the monitor, keyboard, speakers, wires, chips, cables, plugs, disks, printers, and mice
  8. 14. Power Supply Unit, converts AC electricity to the lower voltage DC electricity that is needed to power the computer
  9. 15. Central Processing Unit, carries out every command or process on the computer and can be thought of as the brain of the computer
  10. 16. Power On Self Test
Down
  1. 2. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  2. 3. Includes the operating system and the applications. It is usually sorted on the computers hard drive and cannot be physically touched. At the lowest level, it is a series of ones and zeros.
  3. 5. Basic input/output system
  4. 7. Hard Disk Drive also known as secondary memory, used for long term storage and is physically changed when files are saved or deleted
  5. 9. Base 16. Number system that uses 0-9 and A-F
  6. 10. Base-two, numeral system that uses zero and one
  7. 11. An Electronic device that process data according to a set of instructions or commands known as a program
  8. 13. Almost everything on the computer except saved files and the operating system