Physics in Computers and Electronics
Across
- 2. Unwanted disturbance in an electrical signal (5)
- 5. Processing unit within a CPU (4)
- 7. Orientation of an electromagnetic wave (12)
- 11. Closed path through which current flows (7)
- 14. Allows current to flow in only one direction (5)
- 16. A gate which outputs true only if both inputs are true (3)
- 20. (_____ Field) Region where electric forces act on charges (8)
- 21. Signal leakage between adjacent channels (9)
- 22. Material with controllable conductivity (13)
- 26. Process of encoding data onto a carrier wave (10)
- 27. Range of frequencies a signal occupies (9)
- 29. Pioneer of theoretical computer science and AI (6)
- 30. Circuit that generates a periodic signal (10)
- 33. Circuit that stores a single bit of data (9)
- 36. Change in signal direction in a medium (10)
- 38. A law which describes electromagnetic induction (9)
- 39. Device that stores and supplies electrical energy (7)
- 42. Rate at which electrical energy is transferred (5)
- 43. High-speed memory storing frequently used data (5)
- 44. Increases the strength of a signal (9)
- 46. A law stating the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance (5)
- 47. Unwanted random signal disturbance (5)
- 48. Current that periodically reverses direction (2)
- 50. Disturbance affecting signal quality (12)
- 52. A gate which outputs true if at least one input is true (2)
- 54. Current that flows in one direction (2)
- 57. A law stating the rules governing current and voltage in circuits (11)
- 58. Spreading of waves around obstacles (11)
- 62. Signal bouncing due to impedance mismatch (10)
- 63. Difference in electrical potential between two points (7)
- 64. Common semiconductor used in chips (7)
- 66. Measuring a signal at intervals (8)
Down
- 1. Energy difference affecting electron movement (7)
- 3. Speed at which charge carriers move in a material (8)
- 4. A gate which inverts the input signal (3)
- 6. Small storage location inside a CPU (8)
- 8. Opposition to the flow of current (10)
- 9. Converting continuous signals into discrete values (12)
- 10. Electrical or electromagnetic transmission of data (6)
- 12. Unit of electric charge (7)
- 13. Ability of a material to carry electric current (12)
- 15. Negatively charged particle carrying current (8)
- 17. Pathway for data transfer between components (3)
- 18. Developed early electrical power systems (6)
- 19. The first name of the person who developed computer architecture (4)
- 23. Coil that stores energy in a magnetic field (8)
- 24. Component that limits current (8)
- 25. Central processing unit on a single chip (14)
- 27. Smallest unit of digital information (0 or 1) (3)
- 28. Base-2 number system used in computing (6)
- 31. Delay in data processing or transmission (7)
- 32. Group of eight bits (4)
- 34. Number of cycles per second (9)
- 35. Capacity to do work in a system (6)
- 37. Device that stores electrical charge (9)
- 40. Fundamental property of matter causing electrical effects (6)
- 41. Step-by-step procedure executed by a computer (9)
- 45. (_____ Field) produced by moving charges or currents (8)
- 49. Device that converts AC to DC (9)
- 51. Semiconductor used to amplify or switch signals (10)
- 53. Flow of electric charge through a conductor (7)
- 55. Separation of signals by frequency (10)
- 56. Discrete signal representation (7)
- 59. Particle of light used in optical communication (6)
- 60. Founder of quantum theory (6)
- 61. Multiples of a fundamental frequency (9)
- 65. Synchronizes operations in a computer (5)