Anatomy Of A Computer

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Across
  1. 1. Basic Input/Output System
  2. 3. is the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
  3. 5. Used with older keyboard and mice and manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green
  4. 7. The motherboard is a large PCB that houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
  5. 8. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
  6. 9. lets peripherals communicate quickly with the processor
  7. 10. used to to connect many different types of peripherals
  8. 12. It funnels power through the multicolored cables to each device
Down
  1. 2. also known as a COM port used to attach older key board and mice
  2. 4. Universal serial bus
  3. 5. Used to connect an older printer or scanner to connect to your computer
  4. 6. Is attach to one of the mother-board’s PCI slots
  5. 11. where the CPU stores temporary information