Theory Exam Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Starts the computer's operating system when it is turned on
  2. 3. The clock is a piece of quarts that ____ billions of times per second
  3. 6. process a CPU uses to execute machine code instructions by repeatedly performing three steps (4 words)
  4. 9. generates and outputs images, videos, and animations to a computer's display(2 words)
  5. 10. international encoding standard for use with different languages and scripts
  6. 11. a small, fast memory within a computer's CPU
  7. 12. The HDD is ____ compared to the speed of cache
  8. 13. a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits
  9. 14. dissipate heat and prevent overheating (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. the name of the wiring that connects all the parts of the computer
  2. 2. Operating system made by Microsoft
  3. 4. within a computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic and logical operations
  4. 5. part of the CPU fetches the instructions from memory (2 words)
  5. 7. semiconductor device that acts as a switch or amplifier for electrical signals and power
  6. 8. reads and writes data to or from optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs using a laser (2 words)