Theory Exam Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The speed of cpu
  2. 4. temporary storage location that holds frequently used data to speed up access
  3. 7. feches the instruction (2 words)
  4. 9. a system that uses only two states, typically represented as 0 and 1, to express information
  5. 10. an electronic pathway that connects different components, like the CPU, memory, and peripherals, allowing them to transfer data, addresses, and control signals
  6. 12. a unit of digital information storage equal to about one billion bytes
  7. 15. a computer hardware component that reads and writes data on optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays using a laser(2 words)
Down
  1. 1. to record information on an official list or record
  2. 2. The motherboard is _____ colored board
  3. 5. a standard code that assigns a unique number to each English letter,
  4. 6. a fundamental digital circuit within a computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic and logical operations
  5. 8. a unit of digital storage equal to approximately one trillion bytes
  6. 9. the firmware on a computer's motherboard that starts the computer up and helps the operating system communicate with the hardware
  7. 11. a small piece of something, a short amount of time, or the smallest unit of information in computing, representing a choice between two possibilities (like on/off, or 0/1)
  8. 13. a unit of digital information that is made up of eight bits, which are binary digits of either 0 or 1
  9. 14. the rate at which a computer's processor executes instructions, measured in cycles per second(2 words)