Computer Basics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. to turn on a computer
  2. 4. Uniform Resource Locator; the adress for a webpage
  3. 5. Domain Name System; name that replaces the IP adress
  4. 8. consisting of a boundary
  5. 10. central processing unit, processing software information
  6. 11. port Universal Serial Bus; takes in cables, communicators, and connectors
  7. 12. a computer that stays in one place and sits on a desk, hence the name “desktop”
  8. 13. Basic Imput/Output System; pre-installed program on Windows that the computer uses to start up
  9. 15. software fully avalible and free to the public to change and use to create other software
  10. 17. it stores recently used info so it can be quickly acsessed at a later time
  11. 19. the software a computer uses to run basic procedures
  12. 22. the physical parts of a computer; tools, machinery
  13. 23. Random Acess Memory; the most common type of memory in a computer
  14. 24. a personal computer that depends on a server to run
  15. 26. code computers use to store data and run software, consisting of only ones and zeros
  16. 27. Internet Service Provider
  17. 28. a function the computer automatically does
Down
  1. 1. the programs and operating information a computer uses
  2. 3. a program people use to acsess the World Wide Web
  3. 6. the applications and services offered by the Internet
  4. 7. a number seperated by three dots that represents a computer on the Internet
  5. 9. Read-Only Memory; memory which cannot be changed
  6. 14. a system designed by the military that spreads world wide and consists of countless networks, that allows millions of people to share information
  7. 16. a group of interconnected computers/servers
  8. 18. a self-contained storage device containing read-write programs, inside a sealed unit
  9. 20. a computer that provides other computers with data
  10. 21. printed circut board, has main components for running computer
  11. 24. a small amount of data left on your computer every time you use
  12. 25. unit to measure computer data; one byte containing 80 bits