CS Review Puzzle
Across
- 3. the speed at which the CPU can access data
- 8. responsible for math and boolean logic
- 10. switch that controls the flow of power
- 12. psychological manipulation to acquire information from people
- 15. necessary program that helps manage software, are often preinstalled
- 16. handles data between CPU and RAM
- 17. an internal timing device that uses a quartz crystal to feed pulses into a computer
- 18. houses the main components of the computer
- 21. draws heat away from the CPU
- 22. disk that stores large amounts of data
- 23. central processing unit, like the brain of the computer
- 24. replicates and modifies programs
- 25. fake emails or ads
- 26. smallest unit of memory, holds only 1 number/address
- 27. an international encoding standard system in which symbols have a numeric value
- 29. consists of 8 bits
- 30. component that lets the operating system and another device communicate
Down
- 1. a device that performs a boolean function using binary input
- 2. how quickly the CPU executes instructions
- 4. programs you can install carry out specific tasks
- 5. expansion card that displays images and video
- 6. Tracks your key activity
- 7. Malicious software
- 9. high-speed memory, part of the CPU
- 11. reads data from disks
- 13. read-only memory, can't be edited
- 14. transfers data between computer components
- 19. handles data between CPU and everything else
- 20. allows flow of data between components
- 26. Money demanded in return for data
- 28. first thing in a computer to run, give CPU instructions