Module 1 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A specification of a motherboard that describes its board dimensions
  2. 6. A type of device that functions as an authentication device that is designed to identify a physiological behavior or characteristic
  3. 7. used for connecting high-speed expansion cards, comes in a variety of different physical sizes; x1, x4, x8, x16, x32
  4. 10. an operating system based on the Linux kernel
  5. 12. a camera that provides the computer with real time video that can then be transmitted over the network
  6. 13. Electrical current that alternates between 2 directions of operation at any given time
  7. 14. port a physical point that the computer uses to connect to other devices
  8. 16. slot on the computer where this type of card can be inserted
  9. 19. a number system based around 1's and 0's
  10. 21. Similar to HDMI but better in every way
  11. 24. Heart of the computer, responsible for processing information
  12. 28. Measurement of a currents force or pressure
  13. 29. Supply, component in a computer that sends power to everything else within
  14. 31. Standard of connection that supports digital and analog displays
  15. 32. printed circuit board designed to interface with all of the computer's internal components
Down
  1. 1. The total potential difference in electrical current between two points
  2. 3. data transfer device that can also be used to connect input and output devices
  3. 4. a display that uses the screen as an input device through means of physical contact
  4. 5. memory module made of a printed circuit board that has chips on it to make data transfer faster
  5. 8. AV interface used to transmit high definition data over a single cable
  6. 9. this three pronged connector carries what into a computers power supply
  7. 11. Card this reader read these specially designed objects with chips inside them
  8. 15. Allows communication between software by receiving and sending signals
  9. 17. external device used as an input or output of the computer
  10. 18. memory card designed for laptops, computers and other similar devices
  11. 20. computer that handles resources on a centralized network
  12. 22. Electrical current operates in one direction at any given time
  13. 23. port used to connect input devices to the computer
  14. 25. holds servers designed with wire management, cooling, and security in mind.
  15. 26. a type of scanning device that reads this
  16. 27. the process in which a computing system executes a series of functions
  17. 29. local computer bus used to attach expansion cards to the computer
  18. 30. Electrical measurement of power