Hardware
Across
- 4. The device that translates software information into video that a video screen can use.
- 5. The part of the computer which lets you store your data persistently (for a long time / long term).
- 9. This is the thing that makes sound in a computer or any other machine.
- 12. Abbreviated as CPU this is responsible for moving data around the entire computer.
- 15. The device you use to control the cursor / pointer on your computer screen.
- 16. Bad software in your computer that runs underneath other programs which makes it hard to notice what it does or how it travels from computer to computer (across the network).
- 17. The general word for devices that translates software information into a hardware function.
Down
- 1. This is the metaphor used in class to describe Random Access Memory (RAM).
- 2. Bad software that runs on your computer to do things you don't want it to do.
- 3. Abbreviated as RAM and sometimes called the "Memory" of the computer. This is used to store data temporarily to help it move around the computer.
- 6. This is at the bottom of the well, means a large body of stored water, and is a metaphor of the Hard Drive (HD), Solid State Drive (SSD), or Flash Drive, long term storage.
- 7. Long term state; Stays a certain way for a long time.
- 8. The device you use to type words, text, or characters into the computer.
- 10. The device that translates software information into sound that a speaker can use.
- 11. This is the metaphor used in class to represent the Hardware System. It is what farmers use long ago to get water from underground.
- 13. Another word for the video screen.
- 14. This is the metaphor used to represent the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the computer. It is used to move water to higher places, or to far away places.