Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 6. Also known as a COM (Communications) port.
  2. 8. The “C” in PCI stands for this.
  3. 10. Many BIOSes let you do this to some system activities.
  4. 12. PSU stands for this.
  5. 13. The PSU funnels power through the multicoloured cables to each of these.
Down
  1. 1. When the RAM reaches its capacity, this redirects the excess data to your hard drive.
  2. 2. The CPU carries out your computer’s what?
  3. 3. They usually colour the keyboard PS/2 ports purple.
  4. 4. An older printer or scanner will connect through this.
  5. 5. These usually attach to the motherboard’s PCI slots.
  6. 7. The most popular sizes of these are ATX and microATX.
  7. 9. The AGP houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to this.
  8. 11. You can use this to connect many different types of peripherals.