🧩 Crossword – Chapter 3 (Hardware & Software Components)
Across
- 2. High-speed interface used for expansion cards
- 5. Main board that connects CPU, RAM, and other components
- 7. Measurement of how many cycles a CPU can perform per second
- 9. Firmware that initializes hardware during startup
- 11. Mechanism used by applications to request services from OS
- 12. Function that controls how RAM is used and prevents conflicts
- 17. Component that organizes and manages data storage
- 19. Older storage interface slower than NVMe
- 20. Operating system known for wide compatibility and user-friendly design
- 22. Technology allowing multiple OS to run on one machine
- 23. Software that allows the OS to communicate with hardware devices
- 24. Software that manages hardware resources and provides services to applications
- 25. Pathway that transfers data between components
- 27. Interface that allows software applications to communicate with each other
- 29. Software that runs and manages hardware and applications
- 30. Layer that allows users to interact with the system
Down
- 1. Speed at which data can be accessed from memory
- 3. Programs designed to perform specific user tasks
- 4. Core part of the operating system loaded into memory
- 6. Simulated computer system running inside another system
- 8. Function that allocates CPU time to different running programs
- 10. Low-level software embedded in hardware for initialization
- 13. Operating system tightly integrated with Apple hardware
- 14. Compact slot used for high-speed SSDs and modules
- 15. Component that controls data flow between hardware parts
- 16. Modern firmware replacing BIOS with faster boot and better security
- 18. Sequence of steps when a computer starts up
- 21. Delivery of computing services over the internet
- 26. High-speed storage interface designed for SSD performance
- 28. Open-source operating system known for flexibility and customization