Computer science

1. The main circuit of a computer
5. The act in which pieces of data of the same software from across the hard disk drive is brought together to work more efficiently
6. The number of principles of the Data Protection Act
9. The law passed in 1991 to prevent cybercrime and inflict punishment on those who break it
10. The main piece of software that controls the entire computer
11. The act of sending emails containing malicious software or scams in an attempt to exploit the receiver
12. The piece of hardware that processes visual information and displays it on a screen

2. Memory/storage that is currently in use and does not save if the computer is shut down
3. A closed source operating system that doesn't allow the public to access the source code
4. A piece of hardware that is not required for the computer to work
7. The act passed in 1998 designed to protect the data of computer users
8. A piece of malware designed to log the keys that you press to find your passwords and details