IC3 - Unit 1 - Hardware

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Across
  1. 1. Memory that can be changed.
  2. 7. Memory that cannot be changed.
  3. 9. Speed rating of a CPU.
  4. 10. Transformation of input data and acting on those data.
  5. 11. Processing device designed to meet the needs of an individual user, whether in the home, a business, or a school.
  6. 13. Where data are kept by the computer so the information can be viewed, played, or otherwise used.
  7. 14. Type your name in this location to prove you completed the puzzle
  8. 15. Data provided to the user.
  9. 16. Measurement of the speed of mainframes.
  10. 21. the use of a small program to get the computer running and the OS loaded.
  11. 25. Connects all of the hardware in the computer.
  12. 26. Industry standard for communication between devices and the computer.
  13. 27. Physical components of the computer.
  14. 28. Temporarily holds data that are being processed and handles all arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction.
Down
  1. 2. Device that fetches coded instructions, decodes them, and then runs or executes them.
  2. 3. Has processing power that can handle complex jobs beyond the scope of other computer systems.
  3. 4. Part of the computer that stores information for immediate processing.
  4. 5. Attached device that is not critical to computer operation.
  5. 6. Computer with its attached devices.
  6. 8. Measurement of the speed of supercomputers.
  7. 12. Software that manages all of the devices, as well as locates and provides instructions to the CPU.
  8. 17. Function that translates data from the human world into computer data.
  9. 18. Provides centralized storage, processing, and overall management of large amounts of data.
  10. 19. Point of interface between the motherboard and external device.
  11. 20. Device that makes it possible for the user to provide communication to the computer.
  12. 22. Fetches each instruction from the list directed by the program being run.
  13. 23. Stores data and responds when requested by other computers in the network.
  14. 24. Circuitry and software that hold instructions for initializing the hardware and loading the main OS.