Anatomy Of A Computer

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Across
  1. 1. transfers data 12 mbps
  2. 4. houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
  3. 5. funnelspower through the multicoloured cables
  4. 10. port
  5. 12. thebrain that carries out computer instructions.
  6. 13. a type of interface found on computers for connecting peripherals. It is being replaced by USB
Down
  1. 2. Motherboards often have integrated sound chips. They're sound cards attach to one of the motherboard’s
  2. 3. 1394 transfers data.use Fire Wire to connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
  3. 6. can attach some older key-boards, mice, and modems to the serial port, also known as a COM
  4. 7. activates when you turn on the computer and per-forms system checks before starting your main OS. lets the processor communicate with the PC’s peripherals.
  5. 8. let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  6. 9. temporary information storage
  7. 11. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
  8. 14. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green.