Basic Puzzle

1. Stores start-up information, and other code that cannot be written into
2. A small, high-speed component of a computer system's memory. Soon or likely soon to be used
5. Used to coordinate all of the computer's components. Controls the rate of instructions being executed
7. Circuit board, allows all components to send electrical currents to each other
9. Controls the flow of data between the CPU and other parts of the computer
11. Short-term memory that stores all running programs
12. A malware that infects your computer and requires a ransom for regained access to data
13. Unit of data a billion bytes long
15. Unit of data 8-bits long
17. A component used in electronic devices to prevent overheating
18. The smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store

1. A small amount of high-speed memory that stores data currently being processed by the CPU
3. An international character encoding standard that provides a unique number for every character
4. Controls the flow of data between the CPU and RAM and GPU
6. Installed in an infected computer and logs everything you type on the computer
8. The control center or 'brain' of the computer
10. The delay in network communication, how long it takes for an action to receive a response
13. A unit of frequency, measures the clock speed of a computer
14. A combinational digital circuit that performs arithmetic and bitwise operations
16. A switch; controls electrical signals