Computer Terms
Across
- 2. :An output device that displays what you are doing on the computer.
- 5. :Digital versatile disk, recorded with optical technology that contains full-length (2-hour) motion pictures for viewing on a personal computer or on a TV screen.
- 9. :An output device that can print what is on the monitor on paper.
- 12. A collection of data stored in one unit, identified by a filename. It can be a document, picture, audio or video stream, data library, application, or other collection of data.
- 13. Carries out the instructions given to the computer.
- 16. :An input device to move the cursor or pointer on the computer screen.
- 18. access memory) Chips on cards plugged into the motherboard that temporarily hold programs and data while the computer is turned on; volatile memory
- 20. :A storage device that can store music, photos, videos, and other data files that can be viewed or played on the computer.
- 22. :A round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information
- 24. :A storage device that stores all the programs, applications, documents, and files on the computer.
- 26. :The part of the computer that holds all the electronic parts which includes the CPU or brains of the computer.
Down
- 1. One character of storage space on disk or in RAM.
- 3. A device on the computer that displays the data from the computer.
- 4. :An input device that can record your voice or audio to put into the computer.
- 6. :A device that reads the information contained on a disk. The drive may be permanently installed inside the computer (hard disk drive) or contain a slot for entering the disk from outside the computer (floppy disk drive or compact disk drive)
- 7. Portable storage device capable of storing hundreds of floppy disk.
- 8. :An input device the letters, numbers, symbols, or special keys can be used to put data into the computer.
- 10. computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same computer or other computers.
- 11. : All the parts of the computer that you can touch.
- 14. :A hard plastic disk approximately 12 cm (4 in.) in diameter on which information such as music or computer data is digitally encoded in a format readable by laser beam
- 15. :A device on the computer that programs, data or information can be storedr.
- 17. only memory) a chip on the motherboard that is prerecorded with and permanently stores the set of instructions that the computer uses when you turn in on; permanent
- 19. : An electronic machine that processes, stores data, and does calculations.
- 20. :A drive on a computer that can play music CDs, display photos, and read data CDs that hold files.
- 21. :An output device used to hear audio or sound from the computer worn on your head.
- 23. A device that "takes a picture" of something and turns it into a computerized image.
- 25. :A device that puts information or data into the computer.