Basic Puzzle

2. a piece of hardware that connects every other piece of hardware together
3. another key component of the CPU that is used to store the frequently used data
6. a switch that turns on and off the current flow
9. malicious software
10. a type of malware that sends out emails/advertisements that seems legit but leads you to a fake login website for a real company
12. a timer that ticks a few billion times a second (measured in GHz)
15. handles communications between CPU, RAM and the graphics card
17. handles the input output functions of the computer

1. the brain of the computer (also called CPU)
4. used to dissipate heat/prevents overheating
5. digital storage drive
7. random access memory/short term memory
8. malware that encrypts your data and asks for money
11. a key component of the CPU it is used to preform arithmetic and bitwise calculations
13. big chunk of plastic to store hardware for the computer
14. another type of malware that copies itself to infect other files on the computer
16. also called GPU it is used to display graphics onto your monitor