Theory Exam Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. fundamental building block of digital circuits that performs a Boolean function is ___(2 words)
  2. 3. The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle is the fundamental process a CPU uses to execute an instruction by repeating three stages: ___ the instruction from memory, decoding it to understand what to do, and executing the instruction to perform the required action
  3. 5. The ___ for how the CPU finds the hard drive when it first starts up are found on BIOS
  4. 6. A hard drive is a hardware device used to ___ digital data on computers and other electronic devices
  5. 8. the wiring that connects all the parts of the computer.
  6. 9. a fundamental digital circuit within a computer's ___ that performs arithmetic and logical operations
  7. 10. What is the name of the vibrating piece of quartz that sends pulses of electricity to the CPU?
  8. 11. the smallest unit of data in computing
  9. 12. A RAM computer's ___, high-speed "working memory" that temporarily stores data for programs and applications that are currently in use (2 words)
  10. 14. All English characters are given decimal numbers up to 255. This is known as ___
Down
  1. 2. a hardware component that creates and outputs images, videos, and animations to your computer's monitor is ___(2 words)
  2. 4. ___ is a high-speed storage layer that stores frequently accessed data to speed up future requests
  3. 6. A storage device containing nonvolatile flash memory, used in place of a hard disk because of its much greater speed.
  4. 7. a hardware component that reads and writes data to and from optical discs (2 words)
  5. 13. a cooling device that absorbs heat from an electronic component(2 words)