Vocabulary 2: Computer Basics & Troubleshooting

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Across
  1. 2. A type of computer memory that stores data temporarily while a computer is running.
  2. 4. A component of the Windows operating system (OS) that helps administrators and end users monitor, manage and troubleshoot tasks.
  3. 6. A distributed computing model that brings computation and data storage closer to the sources of data.
  4. 7. A type of online gaming that runs video games on remote servers and streams the game's output (video, sound, etc) directly to a user's device, or more colloquially, playing a game remotely from a cloud.
  5. 10. a substance that has specific electrical properties that enable it to serve as a foundation for computers and other electronic devices
  6. 11. Computer memory that can permanently store data and applications within it.
  7. 12. Primary memory has limited storage capacity, and it is volatile.
Down
  1. 1. Refers to the regular updating of software or operating systems to integrate new features, address security vulnerabilities, fix bugs, and improve overall performance.
  2. 3. The component of a computer system that performs the system's basic operations (such as processing data), that exchanges data with the system's memory or peripherals, and that manages the system's other components.
  3. 5. An emergent field of cutting-edge computer science harnessing the unique qualities of quantum mechanics to solve problems beyond the ability of even the most powerful classical computers.
  4. 8. Is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware. (directly installed onto a piece of hardware during manufacturing)
  5. 9. to discover or reveal something through detailed examination