Hardware

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Across
  1. 3. acts as a storage bank for instructions that are used regularly by the CPU while the computer is powered
  2. 7. device to process the instructions and data entered through the input devices
  3. 10. does not retain its contents when the computer is powered off
  4. 11. an architecture design that used in the development and manufacture of computer systems today
  5. 15. contains the instruction that is being carried out at the current time
  6. 17. carry the data from one component of the CPU to another
  7. 18. holds data that is being transferred either to or from the memory unit
Down
  1. 1. carries the address (or location)
  2. 2. stores mathematical or logical results of processing that has been carried out
  3. 4. an intricate set of circuits contained on a chip
  4. 5. how a computer system is designed, including the rules and methods that the system should follow
  5. 6. contains the address or location of the next instruction to be carried out by the CPU
  6. 8. responsible for making sure all these components follow the instructions it has processed from the input
  7. 9. carries data
  8. 12. enables the processor to carry out mathematical operations on data
  9. 13. responsible for remembering the memory location of data that the processor needs to access
  10. 14. before data can be processed it must be stored in ...
  11. 16. carries instructions