My Computer Anatomy Crossword - Viboosana Shanmugalingam

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