Coding puzzle
Across
- 5. a pc component that renders images, videos, and 3d images.
- 6. a fundamental unit of digital information, typically consisting of 8 bits, that functions as the standard unit for data storage and processing in computers
- 7. an international character encoding standard
- 10. arythmic logic unit
- 12. a type of malware that encrypts a persons data and they typically cant get it back without paying
- 15. manipulating someone thinks usually into giving you information
- 16. a component of a computer's central processing unit that acts as the processor's brain, directing the flow of data and managing instruction execution
- 19. a device that absorbs heat from the cpu so it doesnt overheat
- 21. any program or code designed to harm or exploit or gain unauthorized access to computer systems, devices, or networks
Down
- 1. a system like windows or chromeos that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common resources for computer programs
- 2. a two step security process that further protects accounts and makes them harder to hack into
- 3. the smallest unit of digital information, representing a single value of 0 or 1
- 4. a hardware or software that records every keystroke on a computer or mobile device to steal valuable information such as banking information
- 8. electronic switch or amplifier that controls electrical current flow with a signal
- 9. a set of 1s and 0s that represent data, instructions, and numerical values
- 11. a device that performs a boolean function
- 13. a 7-bit character encoding standard that represents 128 characters—including English letters, numbers, punctuation, and control codes—as numerical values
- 14. hackers impersonating real workers or organizations to get things such as credit card information or email information
- 17. reads or writes data or writes data on cds, dvds, or bluray disks
- 18. a set of electronic components on a motherboard—often called the "glue" or traffic controller—that manages data flow between the CPU, memory, storage, and peripherals
- 20. random access memory. It erases after you turn off your computer