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Across
- 2. Printer that fires droplets from nozzles; cheap to buy but cartridges run out fast
- 4. Dated input device for drawing on screen that only works with CRT monitors
- 6. Copy of data on a different medium, often kept off-site in case of fire or theft
- 8. Input device for voice recognition; less accurate than typing the text
- 10. Circuit board that connects the CPU, RAM and cards to each other
- 13. Kind of signal a sensor produces before the ADC converts it
- 15. Detects pencil marks at known positions; used for multiple-choice exams and lottery tickets
- 16. Turns scanned printed text into editable text; can't read handwriting
Down
- 1. Acronym for the four building blocks of a GUI
- 3. Memory type in USB sticks and memory cards; no moving parts
- 5. Laptop pointing device built into the keyboard area
- 7. General name for any extra device attached for input, output or storage
- 9. Impact printer that makes carbon copies and shrugs off dusty environments
- 11. Computer type that is always on mains power and easy to upgrade, but not portable
- 12. Input device for games and flight simulators; harder to use than a mouse
- 14. System software type, such as antivirus, that maintains computer performance