Across
- 3. a group of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated
- 5. a set of options presented to the user of a computer application to help the user find information or execute a program function
- 6. a printed copy of information from a computer
- 7. a storage device composed of a thin and flexible magnetic material in a square or nearly square plastic enclosure
- 8. a data storage device that uses flash memory
- 10. an electronic visual computer display that includes a screen that shows what the user is doing
- 11. a device that scans an image (such as a photograph) or document (such as a page of text) especially for use or storage on a computer
- 14. an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (such as speech or music)
- 16. function that removes the currently selected text and places it on the clipboard
- 17. information converted into binary digital form
- 19. sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display, vertically or horizontally
- 20. a computer disk, similar to a floppy disk but capable of storing greater amounts of data
- 22. a piece of equipment worn over the head or in the ear to hear music or sounds
- 23. a visible and moving pointer that the user controls with a mouse, touch pad, or similar input device
Down
- 1. technology that stores the operating system, applications, and data files such a documents, pictures and music that your computer uses
- 2. a piece of computer equipment that sends images, videos, etc. to the big screen
- 4. comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system
- 5. a small mobile manual device that controls movement of the cursor and selection of functions on a computer display
- 9. device used for taking what is on the computer monitor and putting it on paper
- 11. an external or internal part of a piece of technology that plays music or sounds
- 12. a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material on which data for a computer can be stored
- 13. a device that mediates the transmission routes of data packets over an electronic communications network (such as the Internet)
- 15. the component of a computer system that controls the interpretation and execution of instructions. The brain of the computer
- 16. a small optical disk usually containing recorded music or computer data
- 18. a temporary storage area for data that the user wants to copy from one place to another. In a word processor application, for example, the user might want to cut text from one part of a document and paste it in another part of the document or somewhere else
- 21. writing data to a storage medium, such as a floppy disk, CD-R, USB flash drive, or hard drive