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Across
  1. 2. computer hardware includes the physical, tangible parts or components of a computer, such as the cabinet, central processing unit, monitor, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers and motherboard.
  2. 3. the effective centre of an activity, region, or network.
  3. 8. a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed and sold by Microsoft.
  4. 10. a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation, instead of text-based user interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation.
  5. 11. a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.
  6. 14. a television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera.
  7. 15. a computer designed for use by one person at a time.
  8. 20. a desktop computer terminal, typically networked and more powerful than a personal computer.
  9. 22. a large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals.
  10. 23. a combined device for modulation and demodulation, for example, between the digital data of a computer and the analogue signal of a telephone line.
  11. 25. a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
  12. 28. the low-level software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks and controlling peripherals.
  13. 29. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.
  14. 32. an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer.
  15. 33. the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
  16. 36. is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment (i.e. gaming) and educational purposes (i.e. medical or military training).
  17. 37. a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
  18. 39. an instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy variations which may then be amplified, transmitted, or recorded.
  19. 41. is the study of how people interact with computers and to what extent computers are or are not developed for successful interaction with human beings.
  20. 42. the process of translating words or text from one language into another.
  21. 44. a computer network within a small geographical area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, office building or group of buildings.
  22. 45. a set of items each of which specifies one of the records of a file and contains information about its address.
  23. 46. a text that has been decoded.
  24. 50. a small computer that contains a microprocessor as its central processor.
  25. 52. the action of linking one thing with another.
  26. 57. a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.
  27. 59. a collection of data, programs, etc. stored in a computer's memory or on a storage device under a single identifying name.
  28. 60. ability to be afforded; inexpensiveness.
  29. 63. a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed.
  30. 64. a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.
  31. 67. a system of electrical conductors and components forming an electrical circuit.
  32. 68. the practice of examining large pre-existing databases in order to generate new information.
  33. 69. a network, in computing, is a group of two or more devices that can communicate. In practice, a network is comprised of a number of different computer systems connected by physical and/or wireless connections.
  34. 70. a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch.
Down
  1. 1. another term for central processing unit.
  2. 4. a computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web.
  3. 5. a small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen.
  4. 6. a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.
  5. 7. a record of the address of a file, website, or other data made to enable quick access.
  6. 9. is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer.
  7. 12. communication or direct involvement with something.
  8. 13. a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.
  9. 16. facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
  10. 17. means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers.
  11. 18. a program that controls the operation of a device such as a printer or scanner.
  12. 19. a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into.
  13. 21. a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
  14. 24. disk operating system, an operating system originally developed for IBM personal computers.
  15. 26. communication over a distance by cable, telegraph, telephone, or broadcasting.
  16. 27. a spreadsheet program included in the Microsoft Office suite of applications. Spreadsheets present tables of values arranged in rows and columns that can be manipulated mathematically using both basic and complex arithmetic operations and functions.
  17. 30. a program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose.
  18. 31. a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to a place.
  19. 32. software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
  20. 34. the part of a computer in which data or program instructions can be stored for retrieval.
  21. 35. an automated series of instructions carried out in a specific order.
  22. 38. a directory containing related files or documents.
  23. 40. small plastic discs on which sound, especially music, can be recorded.
  24. 43. the quality of being able to be reached or entered.
  25. 47. a person or thing that provides something.
  26. 48. a device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer.
  27. 49. the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
  28. 51. a machine for printing text or pictures, especially one linked to a computer
  29. 53. a device or program that compresses data to enable faster transmission and decompresses received data.
  30. 54. a group of records processed as a single unit, usually without input from a user.
  31. 55. the binary system of notation.
  32. 56. a computer system is a basic, complete and functional computer, including all the hardware and software required to make it functional for a user.
  33. 58. the messages or signals transmitted through a communications system.
  34. 61. software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
  35. 62. a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster.
  36. 65. a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
  37. 66. a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server.