Across
- 3. Transfers data at 400Mbps, with new generations reaching 3,200Mbps. These ports are hot swappable.
- 4. Funnels power to each device in the computer.
- 5. Slower than Firewire and USB, used to connect old mice, keyboards, and modems.
- 7. Used for keyboard and mice, with a green port for mice, and a purple port for keyboards
- 8. Houses the majority of the computers components and directs data traffic between devices.
- 10. Offers better quality sound than an integrated sound chip.
Down
- 1. Used mostly for old printers and scanners nowadays.
- 2. Has a basic operating system that performs system checks before running your main operating system. Allows the processor to communicate with the PC's peripherals.
- 6. Temporarily stores data relating to open programs.
- 9. Holds your graphics card which supplies images to your monitor.
- 11. a more modern port that can draw power from the computer in addition to data.
- 12. The brain of the computer that caries out instructions.