Unit 8 Crossword Challenge

2. This is about a thousand bytes of space.
6. A grouping of the words "binary" and "digits" or a number, a 1 or a 0 to be exact.
7. An app, application, software application or software program is the most common software on the computer that performs a special function or task.
10. Contains shortcuts to applications, the date and time, and more and allows you to switch between different programs.
12. Any device that feeds data into a computer.
13. About a million bytes of space.
15. The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. For digital devices, the bandwidth is usually expressed in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second.
16. Controls how data is stored and directs the flow of data and is often referred to as the brain of the computer.
18. Any part of a computer system that you can see or touch.

1. The main circuit board in your computer that the CPU, memory, video cards, etc plug into.
3. It's about a billion bytes.
4. A computer’s permanent and long term memory and information is retained even when the computer is turned off.
5. The first software program to load into a technology system’s main memory when the device is turned on.
8. Any device capable of representing information from a technology system and designed to serve the user.
9. A set of electronic instructions that tell the computer what to do.
11. A unit of space. The way a computer’s memory is measured (with each stroke or character a byte of memory is used).
14. A code that stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Computers can only understand numbers.
17. A computer's main memory used to constantly and temporarily store information.