Computer terms - Bradley Thomas

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Across
  1. 2. an electronic device that has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data
  2. 4. User Interface lets you use your mouse to click icons, buttons, and menus displayed on the screen
  3. 6. Only Memory a storage medium that is used to store memory permanently and cannot be changed (holds programs and boot up information)
  4. 7. Browser a tool you use to access the internet (Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox)
  5. 9. two digits used to represent information using electricity; ones and zeros
  6. 11. Processing Unit the brain of the computer that controls all other parts and carries out commands
  7. 13. the computer's main circuit board that holds the CPU, memory, connectors, cards, and connections to your computer's ports.
  8. 16. software that allows you to perform a specific task
Down
  1. 1. any set of instructions or commands that tell a computer what to do
  2. 3. Drive where your software, documents, and other files are stored
  3. 5. any part of the computer that you can physically touch; the parts that make up the computer
  4. 8. Devices any hardware that sends data to a computer (mouse, keyboard, touch screen, webcam, microphone)
  5. 10. series of commands
  6. 12. Devices any hardware receives data from a computer (printer, monitor, speaker, headphones)
  7. 14. Access Memory short-term memory, it temporarily stores the data until it is needed
  8. 15. System manages the computer's memory and processes and its software and hardware (Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android)