Hardware and Software

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Across
  1. 1. The "brain" of the computer. This hardware performs the computer’s main functions and controls the other parts of the system
  2. 4. an example of system software
  3. 6. an example of application software
  4. 7. a device that is used for storing computer data and that contains one or more hard disks
  5. 8. The main circuit board inside a computer that connects the different parts of a computer together
Down
  1. 2. a computer part that connects devices like keyboards, printers, and flash drives so they can communicate
  2. 3. the physical components that a computer system requires to function
  3. 5. the programs and other operating information used by a computer
  4. 9. Pulls hot air out of the computer to prevent it from overheating
  5. 10. the part of a computer in which information that cannot be changed is stored
  6. 11. the part of the computer in which information is stored temporarily when a program is being used