Across
- 2. the central processing unit, a combination of the arithmetic/logic unit and the control unit; the "brain” of a computer, which interprets and executes instructions.
- 4. a natural number, a negative of a natural number, or zero
- 6. the time it takes for the specified sector to be in position under the read/write head
- 9. the number of bits or bytes that can be transmitted from one place to another in a fixed amount of time
- 11. languages that humans use to communicate, such as English
- 12. a named algorithm that defines one aspect of the behavior of a class
- 13. a named collection of data, used for organizing secondary memory
- 17. a model of a complex system that includes only the details essential to the viewer
- 18. an output device that displays information in pictorial form.
- 19. an abstraction of a real system, a representation of objects within a system and the rules that govern the behavior of the objects
Down
- 1. the language made up of binary-coded instructions that is used directly by the computer
- 3. eight binary digits
- 5. a location in memory, referenced by an identifier, that contains a data value
- 7. a digit in the binary number system; a 0 or a 1
- 8. the main circuit board of a personal computer.
- 10. the practice of writing phrases without spaces or punctuation, indicating the separation of words with a single capitalized letter, and the first word starting with either case.
- 14. a wide-area network that spans the planet
- 15. binary digit
- 16. basic values or facts