Across
- 1. The ___ houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
- 4. The CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open programs, in ram.
- 5. The motherboard manufacturer installs a basic OS in the ____ chip.
- 7. Current ________ ports transfer data as fast as 400Mbps
- 8. Although some newer mice and keyboards include usb cables, most require ____ ports.
- 10. The ___________ is a large PCB that houses most of your computer's components and directs data traffic to and from appropriate devices
- 12. The ___ is the brain that carries out your computer's instructions.
Down
- 2. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the ____________.
- 3. Many printers and MP3 players require ___ connections.
- 6. __________'s are much slower than new usb and firewire ports.
- 9. Most _________'s attach to one of the motherboards PCI slots.
- 11. It funnels power through the multi-colored cables.
