Hardware and Software ( Parts of a computer )

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Across
  1. 2. a small device used to point to and select items
  2. 3. the part of a computer that performs operations on the information that is put into it
  3. 8. software designed by criminals to prevent computer users from getting access to their own computer system or files unless they pay money
  4. 10. a part of a computer to which extra devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras can be connected easily
  5. 11. an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling other machines
  6. 12. the instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs
  7. 15. software for pictures or clipart
  8. 18. a computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and is flat when closed
  9. 19. a piece of electronic equipment that connects computer networks to each other, and sends information between networks
  10. 23. Random access memory (temporary)
  11. 24. a large smartphone that can be used like a tablet computer
  12. 26. software that is no longer produced or supported by the company that originally made it
  13. 30. a part of a computer that controls its main operations
Down
  1. 1. a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer
  2. 2. the core of a computer system
  3. 4. a brand name for a system for connecting electronic equipment such as mobile phones, computers, and electronic organizers to each other and to the internet using radio signals
  4. 5. a device for making images of the inside of the body or for reading information into a computer system
  5. 6. a brand name for computer software that allows a group of two or more people to see and talk to each other over the internet using their computers, tablets, or smartphones
  6. 7. a computer program or part of a computer program that can make copies of itself and is intended to prevent the computer from working normally
  7. 9. remove bugs (= mistakes) from a computer program
  8. 13. any small device whose name you have forgotten or do not know
  9. 14. an electronic glove that sends information about the hand movements of the person wearing it to a computer
  10. 16. a computer program that is designed for a particular purpose
  11. 17. is used mainly for typing text into your computer
  12. 20. a printer attached to a computer, that can make a solid object from a digital (= computer) model by printing many separate layers of the object
  13. 21. computer software that is designed to damage the way a computer works
  14. 22. Virtual Private Network: a private computer network within a larger network such as the internet
  15. 25. a computer language designed for business managers
  16. 27. a view on a computer screen that contains icons (= small symbols or pictures) representing files, programs, and other features of the compute.
  17. 28. the physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it follows
  18. 29. a small computer program, often used on websites, that performs one particular task and works from within a larger program