Chapter 1 Vocabulary 3

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Across
  1. 3. A document that explains how to properly handle substances such as chemical solvents.
  2. 5. The main board in the computer where the CPU, ROM chips, DIMMs, RIMMs, and interface cards are plugged into.
  3. 7. A device used to measure various attributes of an electrical circuit-- most common measurements are voltage, current, and resistance.
  4. 9. The program in system BIOS that can change the values in CMOS RAM.
  5. 14. Measure of potential difference in an electrical circuit.
  6. 15. A type of card that is a circuit board inserted into a slot on the motherboard to enhance the capability of the computer.
  7. 16. The component where almost all processing of data and instructions takes place.
  8. 19. A version of the ATX form factor that addresses some new technologies.
  9. 20. A component in a computer or device that can be replaced without sending the computer or device back to the manufacturer.
  10. 21. A self-diagnostic program used to perform a simple test of the CPU, RAM, and various I/O devices.
  11. 22. A type of port designed to make installation and configuration of I/O devices easy, providing room for as many as 127 daisy-chained devices.
  12. 23. A measure of electrical current.
Down
  1. 1. The standard unit of measurement for electrical resistance.
  2. 2. Memory used by the video controller.
  3. 4. A set of specifications on the size, shape, and configuration of a computer hardware component.
  4. 6. The other term for BIOS setup.
  5. 8. Loose cables or cords in a traffic area where people can trip over them.
  6. 10. A power connector with 15 pins that provides power to SATA drives.
  7. 11. An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40-pin flat or round data cable or an 80-conductor cable and a 40-pin IDE connector.
  8. 12. A test card installed in a slot on the motherboard that is used to help discover and report computer errors and conflicts that occur when a computer is first turned on and before OS is launched.
  9. 13. The unit of electricity used to measure power.
  10. 17. Firmware that can control much of a computer's input/output functions.
  11. 18. BIOS that is responsible for controlling the computer when it is first turned on. It gives control over to the OS, once loaded.