Across
- 1. Equal to approximately 1 trillion bytes
- 5. Process of obtaining a program/application instruction or data item from memory
- 6. Number of bits a processor can interpret and execute at a given time
- 8. Protects computer from overheating and also the user’s lap from excessive heat
- 10. Processor component that directs and coordinates operations in the computer
- 12. Part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory
- 13. Process of carrying out commands
- 14. Allows a processor to communicate with peripheral devices
- 16. Interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer
- 17. Pace o f the system clock; measured by the number of ticks per second
- 18. Memory that does not lose its contents when power is removed from the computer
- 22. Environment of servers providing access to resources accessed via the Internet
- 24. Time for the processor to read data, instructions, and information from memory
- 25. Uses continuous (wave form) signals that vary in strength and quality
- 28. Controls the timing of all computer operations
- 29. Allows you to insert and remove a device while the computer is running
- 33. Process of translating instructions into signals the computer can execute
- 36. Main circuit board of the computer
- 38. Small,high-speed storage location that temporarily holds data and instructions
Down
- 2. Size of a bus
- 3. Applications that incorporate data from providers into a new application
- 4. Small circuit board on which RAM chips usually reside
- 7. Used to transfer actual data
- 9. Thin plastic film that adheres to the screen of your device
- 11. Used to transfer information about where data should reside in memory
- 15. Absorbs and disperses heat produced by electrical components
- 19. Socket on a desktop or server motherboard that can hold an adapter card
- 20. Number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1
- 21. One-billionth of a second
- 22. Small piece of semiconducting material on which integrated circuits are etched
- 23. Nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten
- 26. Contract to third-party providers
- 27. Memory that loses its contents when the computer’s power is turned off
- 30. Equals approximately 1 billion bytes
- 31. Unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory
- 32. 8 bits are grouped together as a unit
- 34. Temporary storage area
- 35. Contain permanently written data, instructions, or information
- 37. Smallest unit of data a computer can process