Across
- 7. form of malware or hardware that keeps track of and records your keystrokes as you type
- 10. allows you to use CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs to listen to music or watch a movie
- 12. system software that helps to maintain the proper and smooth functioning of a Computer System. It assists the Operating System to manage, organize, maintain, and optimize the functioning of the computer system.
- 13. hardware or software component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster
- 14. device that performs a Boolean function
- 15. identity and access management security method that requires two forms of identification to access resources and data.
Down
- 1. the internal timing device
- 2. fetches instructions from the CPU's memory
- 3. program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all of the other application programs in a computer.
- 4. a form of firmware that tells your computer's operating system how to operate properly
- 5. can hold numeric data values such as integers
- 6. performs arithmetic and logic operations on binary data within a computer's CPU
- 8. a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself, typically to be used by end-users
- 9. a collection of electronic components on a motherboard that manages the flow of data between the CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, and peripherals
- 11. an expression of how much time it takes for a data packet to travel from one designated point to another