Across
- 2. Comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system
- 3. person who legally or illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system
- 4. visible and moving pointer that the user controls with a mouse, touch pad, or similar input device
- 6. main circuit board for numerous electronic equipment like a computer or laptop
- 8. graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object, or a function
- 10. storage device that has moving parts and can become unstable
- 11. selection automatically used by a program or computer system
- 12. field test of a product by testers outside a company developing it that is conducted prior to commercial release
- 13. computer program that is usually disguised as an innocent program or file, that can cause harm to a computer system
- 15. central processing unit
- 16. sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display, vertically or horizontally
- 17. small mobile manual device that controls movement of the cursor and selection of functions on a computer display
Down
- 1. solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies to store data, typically using flash memory
- 5. A standard serial computer interface that allows simplified attachment of computer components like a mouse or keyboard
- 7. computer network cable consisting of various specified local-area network protocols
- 9. software that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of programs
- 14. device that sends the transmission of data over an electronic communications network in a wireless process