Computing Lesson 1/2
Across
- 2. The Central Processing _____, or CPU is considered the “brain” of the computer
- 6. The physical components of a computer (anything you can touch) is known as __________.
- 9. A computer is a _________ electronic device.
- 10. ________ devices receive information from the computer and display it on a screen or printer.
- 14. _________ computers are made to execute many programs simultaneously as high speed.
- 16. Like a notebook, but smaller and more affordable.
- 17. One key advantage to notebook or laptop computers is that they are _______ meaning they can be easily moved.
- 18. Temporary memory is also called _______ Access Memory (RAM), which quickly stores information for the CPU. This memory is lost if power is not supplied.
- 19. Supercomputers are designed to ______ data at extremely fast speeds.
- 22. Processed information is often ____ on a computer’s hard drive.
- 23. A keyboard or mouse would be considered an _______ device because they send information into the computer.
- 24. Modern monitors, projectors, and TV’s use an ________ cable to send high quality video and audio.
- 26. Devices like cell phones or portable music players are also called ________ devices.
- 27. The power supply is like the body’s ______, delivering energy throughout the computer.
Down
- 1. PC’s can also be called _______________ because they are much smaller than supercomputers or mainframe computers.
- 3. A mother______ connects all devices in a computer, acting like the body’s nervous system.
- 4. Houses all of the system unit’s internal components.
- 5. An acronym for Video Graphics Array is ______, which is a cable to send video to a monitor.
- 7. The hard ______ stores all software and data that isn’t being used by the CPU. It’s not as fast as RAM, but it’s much larger and cheaper.
- 8. Software (things you can’t touch) is a list of __________ that tell computer hardware what to do.
- 11. A _____ sink and fan are used to cool the Central Processing Unit
- 12. A DVI cable, or Digital ________ Interface, is used to send higher quality video than a VGA cable.
- 13. _______ law says that computing power doubles every year.
- 15. ________ cards add functionality, like video, network or graphics cards.
- 20. A Universal ________ Bus cable, also called USB, is used to connect input and output devices.
- 21. An RJ45 port is also called an ________ port, which sends and receives data from networks through network cables.
- 25. The Apollo ________ computer helped men land on the moon.