Computer Components

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Across
  1. 2. Refers to symbols that represent facts, objects, and ideas. It's what information is called in a computer.
  2. 5. a 1 or a 0
  3. 6. A temporary holding area for data
  4. 8. Whatever is typed, submitted, or transmitted to a computer system.
  5. 11. A category of computer that, at the time of its construction, is one of the fastest computers in the world.
  6. 12. Its name is random access memory, also known as temporary holding area for data
  7. 14. A multipurpose device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored commands.
  8. 15. Works with continuous data. Example: A dimmer switch connected to a light; it has more than an on or off state.
  9. 17. holds the instructions on how your computer should start itself. Is powered by a watch sized battery and is known as the basic input output system
  10. 18. A computer that "serves" data to computers connected to a network. Can be a specially designed computer or it may look like a regular computer.
  11. 19. the results produced by the computer can be display, transmitted, or printed on one of these
  12. 20. The area where data can be left on a permanent basis when it is not immediately needed for processing.
Down
  1. 1. An electronic tool that can retrieve, store, process or send data: Such as digits 1 and 0. Example: They only have two states, on or off, like a light switch
  2. 3. A super thin slice of semiconducting material packed with microscopic circuit elements, such as wires, transistors, capacitors, logic gates, and resistors.
  3. 4. The main circuit board that houses all essential chips and provides connecting circuitry between them.
  4. 7. A device that can input data or help the user interact with computer
  5. 9. The computer part is the main storage area for a personal computer
  6. 10. Manipulation of data by computers in a variety of ways like calculating, solving, decision making, etc.
  7. 13. Sometimes described as the computer's brain, this is here most processing takes place.
  8. 16. This is the computer part that sends all the data to the monitor so you can see a picture or colors that are produced by a computer