Tech Xword January 2024

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Across
  1. 2. a technology that allows computers and other devices to communicate via a wireless signal
  2. 3. a measure of computer processor storage and real and virtual memory, equal to 2 to the 20th power bytes
  3. 4. the method by which users access and save or "pull down" software or other files to their own computer or device
  4. 5. any illegal activity that is undertaken (or relies heavily) on a computer
  5. 9. a collection of information that is easily accessible by computers
  6. 11. a type of data storage that makes data items quickly accessible
  7. 14. a computer's instructions that tell it how to function
  8. 17. a set of interconnected networks that allows computers in different locations to exchange information
  9. 18. A coding error that interferes with the normal operation of a programme
  10. 19. a device that users mover to navigate the cursor on a screen
  11. 20. a document that is sent with an email
Down
  1. 1. a security device that monitors network traffic and prevents unauthorised access
  2. 3. short term for malicious software
  3. 5. a remote data centre that houses date and application which are accessible from any location or device using the Internet
  4. 6. a device that connects two local area networks
  5. 7. unsolicited email messages sent for marketing purposes
  6. 8. portable document format - a file type that can be read by many free software applications
  7. 10. a set of instructions for a programme
  8. 12. a conventional method for transmitting data
  9. 13. a group of computers and/or other devices
  10. 15. the maximum amount of that can travel a communications path in a given time
  11. 16. software that's programmed to complete tasks that were traditionally accomplished by people