Hardware and Software
Across
- 3. Output that is printed on paper
- 8. A solid state device that controls electric current flow; replace the vacuum tube
- 11. Anything that has only two states such as on/off or yes/no
- 12. Programs or instructions
- 14. A device that is attached to the computer to aid in input and/or output
- 15. A piece of hardware that stores and retrieves information (two words)
- 17. A small piece of silicon on which circuits are etched (two words)
- 19. To manipulate data in accordance with instructions from a computer program
- 20. A coding system which uses zeros and ones to encode information (two words)
- 22. A machine that prints characters and images
- 23. A connector on the motherboard used to add circuit boards to expand the functionality of the computer (two words)
- 28. An individual point of light on a display screen
- 29. Circuitry etched on a small silicon chip that is designed to perform a complex task (two words)
- 30. A computer output device similar to a television screen
- 32. Storage memory chips containing information that cannot be changed
- 34. A binary digit: 0 or 1
- 35. About a million bytes
- 36. A display of computer generated information
- 38. A machine used to accept, process, store, and get information
- 40. An input device used to enter characters.
- 43. Computer output displayed on a monitor (two words)
Down
- 1. A rigid disk encased in an airtight drive (two words)
- 2. A single letter, digit, or special symbol
- 4. An integrated circuit
- 5. Information that can be expressed in numerical form (two words)
- 6. The computers immediate internal memory, RAM and ROM (two words)
- 7. A small, solid-state (non-moving) memory storage disk that plugs into a USB port of a computer (two words)
- 9. The physical parts of a computer
- 10. About a thousand bytes
- 13. A measure of computer speed
- 16. An input device that reads text, images, and bar codes
- 18. A reusable magnetic storage made from thin circular Mylar material (two words)
- 21. A picture or illustration
- 24. The main processing unit of a computer
- 25. Glass bulb similar to a light bulb used to control electric current flow (two words)
- 26. Used to maintain the digital information for later use (two words)
- 27. A grouping of eight binary digits used by the computer as a single unit
- 31. Temporary storage comprising the computer’s primary work space; contents are lost if power is disrupted
- 33. A place to store information
- 37. Step-by-step instructions for completing a task
- 39. Approximately a billion bytes or characters
- 41. Data that is entered into a computer
- 42. A standard method used for paring alphanumeric characters with binary representations