Across
- 3. slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor
- 4. funnels power through the multicolored cables
- 5. stores temporary information
- 9. a large PCB
- 11. houses your graphics card
- 13. Port much slower than new USB and FireWire ports
Down
- 1. the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
- 2. 1394 Current FireWire ports transfer data as fast as 400Mbps
- 6. computer port which can connect equipment to a computer
- 7. Card you buy this if your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality
- 8. Port a socket on a computer used to connect a printer or other device via a parallel interface
- 10. the motherboard manufacturer installs a basic OS
- 12. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green