Anatomy of a Computer

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Across
  1. 1. most common type of computer port used in today's computers which connects devices such as mice and scanners.
  2. 3. a hardware used for adding internal components to a desktop computer.
  3. 5. a port that houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to your monitor.
  4. 7. the brain of the computer which carries out your computers instructions.
  5. 10. an interface found on computers that connects older printers or scanners.
  6. 12. a large PCB that carries most of the computers components and directs data to appropriate devices.
Down
  1. 2. a slower port used to connect older devices such as keyboards, mice, and modems.
  2. 3. a component that funnels power through the multicolored cables.
  3. 4. an interface used to connect many different types of peripherals including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
  4. 6. a system that allows the processor to communicate with the PC’s peripherals.
  5. 8. a port used to connect keyboards and mice, usually colored purple for the keyboard port and green for then mouse port.
  6. 9. stores temporary data in the CPU.
  7. 11. a chip attached to the motherboards PCI slots for an increase in sound quality.