Across
- 3. /An integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU).
- 6. /forms the backbone of the computer hardware system, interconnecting and supporting many other components.
- 7. /A theory that predicts that the number of cheaply placed transistors within the same physical area would double about every two years.
- 8. /a glass tube containing electrodes that were used in early computers as a switch or an amplifier.
- 12. /A sheet of insulating material used for the mounting and interconnection of components in electronic equipment.
- 13. /A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals.
Down
- 1. /an input or output device connected externally to the computer.
- 2. /the collection of programs that make the computer do useful work.
- 4. /the physical hardware inside a computer that stores programs and data being used while the computer is turned on.
- 5. /A substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions but not all.
- 9. /responsible for executing the software programs running on the computer.
- 10. /The first high-speed, purely electronic, digital computer, which could be programmed and re-programmed to handle a wide array of tasks.
- 11. /refers to all the physical parts of the computer system.