Across
- 3. the __ activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS
- 5. Mp3 players, Modern printers and PDA's require __
- 8. if you have an older printer you probably connect the device to __
- 9. houses your graphics card which supplies the image to the monitor
- 12. most __ attach to one of the motherboards PCI slots
Down
- 1. a large thing that houses most of your computers components and data
- 2. you can use this to connect many different types of peripherals
- 4. these are much slower than new USBs and FireWire ports
- 6. when this reaches its capacity, the processor redirects the excess to your hard drive
- 7. this is the brain of the computer that carries out your computers instructions
- 10. Some newer mice include USB cables but most require __
- 11. you can add devices such as modems and soundcards to the slot
