Anatomy of a computer

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Across
  1. 2. slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor. You can add devices, such as modems and sound cards
  2. 3. Card Motherboards often have integrated sound chips. If your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality, you can buy a...
  3. 6. I (Peripheral Component Interconnect)slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor. You can add devices, such as modems and sound cards, to the...
  4. 7. Printed Circuit Board that connects everything together
  5. 8. The motherboard manufacturer installs a basic OS
  6. 9. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the parallel port.
Down
  1. 1. 1394 Current FireWire ports transfer data as fast as 400Mbps (megabits per second).
  2. 3. They are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports. It is also known as a COM (communications) port.
  3. 4. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers,and PDAs (personal digital assistants) require USB(Universal Serial Bus) connections.
  4. 5. Random Access memory
  5. 9. Although some newer mice and keyboards include USB cables, most require PS/2 ports.
  6. 10. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
  7. 11. It funnels power through the multicolored cables (many cables have more than one connector) to each device.