Basic Puzzle

4. a scam by which an e-mail user is duped into revealing personal
6. device to store small amounts of data that are needed during processing
7. carries out arithmetic and logic operations on the operands in computer instruction words
9. a storage location used to temporarily store data
11. a universal character encoding standard
12. the most common character encoding format for text data
13. a microchip that regulates the timing and speed of all computer functions
15. a malware designed to deny a user or organization access to files on their computer

1. holds the computer's processor and let everything else connect to it
2. an electronic pathway through which data can be transferred
3. a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on
5. a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power
8. a form of malware that keeps track of and records your keystrokes as you type
10. the smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store
14. the time it takes for data to pass from one point on a network to another