Across
- 1. Is the backbone of a computer system.
- 4. It is an electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital information. Information is stored long term.
- 5. Random Access Memory. Computer memory which temporarily stores and processes all of the information the PC needs right now.
- 9. Any device or component that receives information from a computer or the information provided by the computer.
- 11. All the computer programs or code running on a machine.
- 12. A device or component that allows data to be given to a computer.
- 13. A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer.
Down
- 2. The master program that manages how software uses the hardware of the computer.
- 3. The physical parts or components of a compute. Hardware is managed by software.
- 6. A machine that receives inputs, processes them, stores some of them and produces outputs. It works faster than the average human brain.
- 7. The process of saving something for future use.
- 8. Central Processing Unit. It is the master chip that controls all the other parts of the computer.
- 10. A coding system using the binary digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, graphics or other characters in a computer or other electronic device.