Ciara's Hardware Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. computer which makes use of the quantum states of subatomic particles to store information.
  2. 4. A vital electronic building block that can do two different jobs. It can work either as an amplifier or a switch
  3. 6. uses laser light or electromagnetic waves within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data.
  4. 9. Random Access Memory
  5. 10. The brain of a computer- where most calculations take place.
  6. 11. A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and turned into a format a computer can read
  7. 12. A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into.
Down
  1. 2. A silicone chip that contains the CPU.
  2. 3. Processing different data with an individual computer system, inside another one.
  3. 5. A phone that combines computing, telephone, texting and internet access with networking features.
  4. 7. a connector by which a device that sends data one bit at a time may be connected to a computer.
  5. 8. Able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it.