Across
- 1. a pointing device that you use to input data (hint: not a rat, but a …)
- 5. what you use to type letters, numbers and symbols into the computer
- 6. located on the system unit. What you plug the connector into so that data can be transmitted from an input device, such as a digital camera
- 8. the main circuit board in the system unit. Contains the memory and processor chips.
- 9. prints the information on paper
- 10. speakers that rest on your head and cover your ears
- 12. the chip that performs all the calculations (hint: central processing unit)
- 14. records a photograph as digital code that can be input in to a computer
- 15. contains hardware inside it that processes data
- 16. input device that inputs sound and converts it to data for the computer
Down
- 2. input device that converts whatever it is on a page as input for the computer (hint: opposite of a printer)
- 3. printers that spray ink through nozzles onto paper
- 4. output devices for words, music or sounds
- 7. the fastest type of printer
- 8. stores data and programs in the computer
- 11. a storage device that stores the software and data
- 13. memory chips that store the data & programs while the computer is turned on (hint: random access memory)
- 16. shows you information on a screen