Across
- 2. Some devices are able to draw power from the computer in addition to data through the ___ port.
- 6. Most ________ attach to one of the motherboard’s PCI slots.
- 8. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
- 10. connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras
- 12. Although some newer mice and keyboards include USB cables, most require ____ ports
- 13. printed circuit board
Down
- 1. It funnels power through the multicolored cables (many cables have more than one connector) to each device.
- 3. activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS. It also lets the processor communicate with the PC’s peripheral
- 4. the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
- 5. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the ________ port
- 7. are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports
- 9. slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor
- 11. The CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open programs, in ____