Review
Across
- 2. type of malware that encrypts a victim's data, to get the data back, the victim has to pay a ransom
- 4. the main circuit hoard of a computer, connects every computer parts together
- 6. chipset on a motherboard that manages the communication between the cpu, ram, and graphics
- 8. how fast the cpu can do calculations, typically measured in GHz
- 12. a system of counting in 1s and 0s
- 13. a microscopic computer part that can be on or off, can represent binary or be used in circuits
- 14. malicious software's
- 16. a type of hard drive that uses a spinning disk to store information and data magnetically
- 19. houses all computer components in a safe and protective enclosure
- 20. type of malware that can replicate itself on computers
Down
- 1. chipset on a motherboard that manages the communication between the cpu and everything else
- 3. part of the processor that tells other parts of the cpu what to do, acts as the manager
- 5. type of malware that secretly records every keystroke made on a device
- 7. takes heat away from computer components
- 9. long term storage on a computer, stored electronically
- 10. gives power to every computer component
- 11. the building block of a circuit
- 15. computer processing part that performs all the mathematical and logical calculations
- 17. social engineering that tries to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information, or to deploy malware
- 18. acronym short term memory of a computer