Computers Maleia Ali

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Across
  1. 4. starting up a computer from a halted or powered down condition.
  2. 5. Storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigid disks with magnetic surfaces. The device is either permanently installed within the computer case or can be portable
  3. 7. stores data and information and is usually volatile; its contents are lost when electrical power is turned off. It plays a major role in a computer's performance.
  4. 10. Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software (CPU)
  5. 13. Printed circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other electronic circuit elements of a digital computer are frequently located.
  6. 14. device that projects images, gives sound, and basically gives out the info from the computer so the user can obtain it (ex: monitor, printer, projector, speakers)
  7. 18. Permanent instructions that cannot be changed. It makes the BIOS function. Checks your OS
  8. 21. device used to insert data into a computer or other device (ex: keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, voice recognition)
  9. 22. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter
  10. 24. Software used to control the computer and its peripheral equipment. (OS)
  11. 25. A computer or series of computers not connected by cables of any kind.
  12. 27. old for use with computers, although usually capable of other audio uses, e.g. for an MP3 player.
  13. 29. long term data storage, no power needed
  14. 30. instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity.
Down
  1. 1. wireless internet card
  2. 2. a geographic network that covers a relatively small geographic area such as a building or a small campus - no more than a mile distance between computers
  3. 3. Word, Excel, Photoshop, WordPerfect
  4. 6. software responsible for the general operation of a computer system, including the operation of hardware, running application software, and file management
  5. 8. Groupings of 1's and 0's that makes information that a computer can understand.
  6. 9. An example of software
  7. 11. network drive, hard drive, flash drive, google drive.
  8. 12. the physical parts of a computer
  9. 15. Something anyone can operate
  10. 16. The components used to link computers and other devices so they may share files and utilize other electronic resources
  11. 17. a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface of a computer.
  12. 19. hard connection
  13. 20. Set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. It is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task.
  14. 23. A device that provides electricity to a computer.
  15. 26. largest type of network in terms of geographic area;
  16. 28. Printed circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other electronic circuit elements of a digital computer are frequently located.