ANATOMY OF A COMPUTER

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Across
  1. 2. Port USB and FireWire connections are quickly replacing this item
  2. 4. the brain that carries out your computers instructions
  3. 6. Although some newer mice and keyboards include USB cables, most require this
  4. 8. MP3 players, modern printers, and PDAs require this
  5. 10. Port This is also known as a COM (communications) port.
  6. 11. a big PCB that has most of the PC's components
Down
  1. 1. 1394 Use this to connect different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
  2. 2. let’s peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  3. 3. holds your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor
  4. 5. funnels power through the multicolored cables
  5. 7. Card attaches to one of the motherboard’s PCI slots.
  6. 9. activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.
  7. 12. when it reaches its capacity, the processor redirects the excess data to your hard drive