Computer Science Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A peripheral used to input data by pressing keys
  2. 5. A way of solving problems in Computer Science and Math
  3. 7. Any device that holds computer data
  4. 10. The study of things that have happened hundreds of thousand years ago
  5. 11. A plan or drawing to show how something functions before it is made
  6. 12. A network of computer networks encompassing the World Wide Web, FTP, telnet, and many other protocols
  7. 13. A collection of computers that are connected
  8. 15. Software provided at a minimal cost to users who are on their honor to send in payment to the programmer
  9. 16. Random access memory; the type of storage that changes; when the computer is turned off, the RAM memory is erased
  10. 17. A program arranged in rows and columns that manipulates numbers
  11. 21. processing unit The brain of the computer; controls the other elements of the computer
  12. 22. Processor A program that allows the user to create primarily text documents
  13. 24. Uniform resource locator; the address of a site on the World Wide Web; a standard way of locating objects on the Internet
  14. 25. A model of a design created in the early stages of the engineering process
  15. 28. A part of a program that usually causes the computer to malfunction; often remedied in patches or updates to the program
  16. 29. A deliberately harmful computer program designed to create annoying glitches or destroy data
  17. 30. The use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.
  18. 31. Transferring data from another computer to your computer
Down
  1. 1. A screen in a software program that permits the user to view several programs at one time
  2. 3. The study of grammar, spelling and punctuation
  3. 4. Any of a number of hardware devices connected to a CPU
  4. 6. A peripheral device used to point to items on a monitor
  5. 7. A device used to display information visually
  6. 8. A snapshot in time
  7. 9. A program used to view World Wide Web pages, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer
  8. 14. Small unit of data storage; 8 bits; usually holds one character
  9. 15. The study of plants, animals, food, plants
  10. 17. Bar Allows the user to control which portion of the document is visible in the window; available either horizontally or vertically or both
  11. 18. Read-only memory; the type of storage that is not changed even when the computer is turned off
  12. 19. Something new uncovered by scientific investigation
  13. 20. Complete, self-contained programs that perform a specific function (ie. spreadsheets, databases)
  14. 23. A list of operations available to the user of a program
  15. 25. A peripheral device that converts output from a computer into a printed image
  16. 26. A graphical representation of program activities; a row of icons used to perform tasks in a program
  17. 27. A new product, system, or process that has never existed before