Unit 2--Part 1: Hardware

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Across
  1. 6. Connects all of the hardware in the computer.
  2. 7. Controls the cursor.
  3. 8. Function that translates data from the human world into computer data.
  4. 11. Device that is used to digitize images so they can be used by the computer.
  5. 13. Speed rating of a CPU.
  6. 15. Part of CPU that temporarily holds data and handles all arithmetic operations.
  7. 16. Use of a small program to get the computer running and the OS loaded.
  8. 17. Part of the computer that stores information for immediate processing.
Down
  1. 1. Sealed unit that contains a stack of individual disks, or platters--magnetic media that rotate at a very high speed.
  2. 2. Removable peripheral device and most recognized example of SSD.
  3. 3. Circuitry and software that hold instructions for initializing the hardware and loading the main OS.
  4. 4. Part of the CPU that fetches each instruction from the list directed by the program being run.
  5. 5. Computer with its attached devices.
  6. 9. Measurement of the speed of mainframes.
  7. 10. Physical components of the computer.
  8. 12. Measurement of the speed of supercomputers.
  9. 14. Fetches coded instructions, decodes them, and then runs or executes them.
  10. 18. Type of computer that provides centralized storage, processing, and overall management of large amounts of data.