Unit 4 Vocabulary
Across
- 5. an electronic machine that is used for playing games on a screen
- 8. a set of computers that are connected to each other so that they can share information
- 9. if a battery charges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity
- 12. a special room or building in which a scientist does tests or prepares substances
- 14. to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc
- 16. to search for information on a computer or on the Internet
- 18. a substance that is not a solid or a gas, for example water or milk
- 20. happening once a year
- 22. something important that you succeed in doing by your own efforts
- 27. something that you give or do in order to help something be successful
- 28. an amount (of money)
- 29. someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital
- 30. a substance used in chemistry or produced by a chemical process
- 31. a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea
- 32. a machine or tool that does a special job
Down
- 1. a piece of written work that is stored on a computer
- 2. to add (new software) to a computer so that it is ready to be used
- 3. a machine for controlling a games console, that is small enough to hold in your hand when you use it
- 4. any one of the buttons that you press on a computer keyboard to operate the computer
- 6. to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it
- 7. a substance such as air, which is not solid or liquid, and usually cannot be seen
- 10. the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears
- 11. to move (information or programs) from a computer network to a small computer
- 13. a world that is made, done, seen etc on a computer, rather than the real world
- 15. to use and control (a machine or equipment)
- 17. an organisation that has a particular purpose such as scientific or educational work, or the building where this organisation is based
- 19. very small living things, some of which cause illness or disease
- 21. information on a computer that you store under a particular name
- 23. the power that is carried by wires, cables etc, and is used to provide light or heat, to make machines work etc
- 24. the place in a computer email program where new messages arrive
- 25. a firm object or substance that has a fixed shape, not a gas or liquid
- 26. a group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job
- 30. to be formed from one or more things or people