Across
- 3. A device that receives, stores, and processes information
- 6. The physical components of the computer
- 9. The programs that execute on the computer, carrying out tasks
- 12. Allow the user to communicate with the computer by entering commands and viewing the results
- 14. Represents separate work spaces that can be active at the same time, displaying files or executing programs
- 15. Represented on a scale containing an infinite range of possibilities
- 16. an internet-enabled computer that executes software for providing access to certain web documents
- 17. A vast, international network of computers
- 18. Represents a connection to another page and is usually displayed in a Web page as underlined, colored text
- 19. Collections of wires that carry information in the form of electrical signals
- 20. A collection of software that spans the Internet and enables the interlinking of documents and resources
Down
- 1. A type of primary memory usually built into the CPU chip, extremely fast and very expensive
- 2. A type of inexpensive, portable, secondary memory. Stores data as electrical charges in a series of memory "cells" made up of non-volatile electronic circuitry Electronic components wired together to control the flow of electrical signals
- 4. A collection of programs that controls how the CPU, memory, and input/output devices work together to execute programs
- 5. Seperate small memory chips, fast but not as expensive
- 7. manages the CPU's operation, controlling how data and instructions are loaded from memory and accessed by the CPU
- 8. CPU, carries out programming steps to process data
- 10. A collection of 8 bits, representing 256 different values
- 11. Its job is to access a web page, interpret HTML formatting information, and display the formatted page accordingly
- 13. A metal platter that stores bits as magnetized and prets them as bits.