Section 12.3 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. physical components of a computer
- 4. Where a computer can access any piece of information
- 8. a device that processes information using electronic circuits
- 12. directs the computer to perform the basic functions required for operation
- 13. I first mass-produced computer
- 14. single piece of software that directs the computer to do a certain task
- 16. includes all the different programs that direct the computer to perform specific tasks for the user
- 17. data system based on 0 and 1
- 18. random variations that affect signal
- 19. binary digit
Down
- 1. Brain of the computer
- 3. can only have certain values within a range
- 5. circuit board that has all the computer’s components
- 6. stored information and instructions
- 7. allows computer to store programs and information
- 9. collection of programs that contain instructions for displaying words and images on a screen
- 10. first general-purpose electronic computer
- 11. pieces of information
- 15. data that can have any possible value within a specified range
- 19. A group of eight bits