Internal Components of a Computer
Across
- 1. Houses your graphics card, that supplies the image to the monitor.
- 4. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers, and PDAs require these types of connections.
- 6. If your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality you can buy one of these.
- 8. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to this port.
- 11. You can use it to connect many different types of peripherals.
- 12. It is a large PCB that houses most of your computer's components and directs data.
Down
- 2. It funnels power through the multicolored cables to each device.
- 3. It is the brain that carries out your computer's instructions
- 5. They are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports.
- 7. The CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open program in it.
- 9. Lets peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
- 10. It activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.