Computer Systems - What are they?

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Across
  1. 3. Specification of how a computer's different parts are physically and logically put together
  2. 5. A system that involves interaction between hardware, software, data and the user (8,6)
  3. 7. Receives instructions from programs and data and operates on the data as per program instructions
  4. 9. Nationality of Von Neumann (9,8)
  5. 10. Both data and instructions are stored as these digits
  6. 12. Directs CPU operations (7,4)
  7. 13. Carries out and executes instructions (7,10,4)
  8. 14. Manner in which CPU processes information by running the same cycle over and over (5,7)
  9. 15. Wires that carry data from one component to another
Down
  1. 1. Stores data and instructions to be operated on
  2. 2. A common type of architecture (3,7)
  3. 4. Stores information that a user is currently working on
  4. 6. Keeps track of CPU in a program sequence (7,7)
  5. 8. Type of memory that is used to store the BIOS
  6. 11. Temporary storage locations which can be accessed quickly by the CPU
  7. 13. Contains Control Unit, ALU and Registers