My Computer Anatomy Crossword - Viboosana Shanmugalingam

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Across
  1. 2. Activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS
  2. 3. Ports generally coloured purple and green
  3. 4. Hot-swappable ports that can connect to many different types of peripherals
  4. 6. Required by any peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers, and PDAs
  5. 8. Port usually connected to an older printer or scanner (personal digital assistants)
  6. 9. Attached to one of the motherboard's PCI slots
  7. 10. Funnels power through multicoloured cables
  8. 11. to and from the appropriate devices
Down
  1. 1. Large printed circuit board which houses most components and directs data of the computer
  2. 3. Slots which let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  3. 5. Where the CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open programs
  4. 7. Normally free but can be attached to older keyboards, mice, and modems