Computer Terminology
Across
- 4. a collection of instructions enabling users to interact with a computer, hardware, or perform tasks
- 7. A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into
- 12. A port used to connect devices (such as a computer and a peripheral) for transmitting information in parallel
- 13. The most common type of port found on modern computers. It is used to connect various peripherals, such as keyboards, mice, game controllers, printers, scanners, and external storage devices
- 15. Any connected device (internal or external) that provides a computer with additional functionality
- 18. A type of hardware interface found on personal computers from the late 1980s to the early 2000s
Down
- 1. Any information processed by and sent from a computer or electronic device is considered output
- 2. the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on
- 3. A semiconductor device with three connections, capable of amplification in addition to rectification
- 5. Any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing you to interact with and control it
- 6. An integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer
- 8. the computer memory that can permanently store data and applications within it
- 9. A computer component responsible for generating and recording audio
- 10. A standard connection type for many electronic devices such as digital video cameras, printers and scanners, external hard drives, and other peripherals
- 11. best described as any physical component of a computer system containing a circuit board, ICs, or other electronics
- 14. the main memory in a computer
- 16. Digital camera and digital camcorder
- 17. frequently used to describe devices that connect to a computer -- either directly or over a network -- and that support the transfer of data through input/output ( I/O) operation