Computer Vocab
Across
- 1. Up / The initial set of operations that a computer system performs.
- 3. / A device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information.
- 5. / An organized collection of data.
- 7. / A type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons.
- 9. / A computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home.
- 10. computer / Portable personal computer.
- 11. Search / Search engine queries.
- 15. / A physical point in a raster image.
- 16. / The main printed circuit board found in computers.
- 19. / A specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource also known as a web address.
- 20. / A computer system used primarily to provide one or more network services.
- 22. / A pictogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help a user navigate a computer system.
- 24. Device / Any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system.
- 26. / A network that covers a broad area.
- 28. Address / A numerical label assigned to each device.
- 29. / A telecommunications network that allows computers to exchange data.
- 30. / An operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones.
Down
- 1. / A unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications.
- 2. / Any physical mechanism that prevents modification or erasure of valuable data on a device.
- 4. computer / Personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location.
- 6. / The quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer.
- 8. / Any data entered into a computer or data processing system.
- 12. Code / Represents text or computer processor instructions using the binary number systems.
- 13. / A list of options or commands presented to an operator by a computer.
- 14. Engines / A software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web.
- 16. / Large and powerful data processing systems.
- 17. System / A collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.
- 18. / The number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed.
- 21. / A form of computer data storage.
- 23. / The hardware within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program.
- 25. Card / An expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display.
- 27. / A type of malware that, when executed, replicates by inserting copies of itself.