Across
- 1. A family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc.
- 5. A high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies, which enables a large number of messages to be communicated simultaneously.
- 7. A combined device for modulation and demodulation, for example, between the digital data of a computer and the analog signal of a phone line.
- 10. The application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems.
- 11. The unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work.
- 13. A small, portable personal computer with a "clamshell" form factor, typically having a thin LCD or LED computer screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid of the clamshell.
- 14. A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
- 15. Also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry within a computer that executes instructions that make up a computer program.
- 16. A type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data cannot be electronically modified after the manufacture of the memory device.
Down
- 2. A collection of instructions and data that tell the computer how to work.
- 3. Includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the case, central processing unit, monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers and motherboard.
- 4. A computer connected to a network of other workstations called “clients”. Client computers request information from the server over the network. Tends to have more storage, memory and processing power than a normal workstation.
- 6. A networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Performs the traffic directing functions on the Internet.
- 8. A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
- 9. A multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use. Abbreviated.
- 12. The highest-ranking person in a company or other institution, ultimately responsible for making managerial decisions.