Everything Computers Vocab Practice

4. Designed the Analytical Engine, an early plan for a programmable mechanical computer.
6. Technology that connects devices to a network without wires.
9. Using computers to store, process, communicate, and work with information.
10. In 1969, this network connected four research locations and allowed computers to share information.
13. A system of linked web pages and resources accessed through the internet.
14. A name used to identify a person on a computer, app, website, or network.
16. In 1947, this invention began replacing vacuum tubes and helped computers become smaller.
17. The study of computers, programming, data, hardware, and software.
19. Programs and data that tell a computer how to perform tasks.
20. Small, fast storage that keeps frequently used information ready for quick access.

1. Published instructions for Babbage's Analytical Engine in 1843.
2. An online tool used to find information and web pages.
3. World chess champion who was defeated by IBM's Deep Blue in 1997.
5. An electronic device that receives data, follows instructions, and produces or stores a result.
6. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee proposed this system of linked online pages and resources.
7. A language used to organize and structure content on web pages.
8. Computer systems that can recognize patterns, understand language, or make predictions.
11. Sent an early network email and used the @ symbol to separate the user and computer names.
12. A small chip that contains the CPU and helps control computer operations.
15. A group of connected devices that can share data.
16. Proposed the World Wide Web and created the first web server, browser, and website.
18. The main processor that carries out instructions and performs calculations.
20. Instructions written to tell a computer what to do.