Across
- 4. unit The part of the computer that holds all the electronic parts which includes the CPU or brains of the computer.
- 6. An output device that displays what you are doing on the computer.
- 8. A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.
- 9. An electronic machine that processes, stores data, and does calculations.
- 10. A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks.
- 12. a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard
- 13. Carries out the instructions given to the computer.
Down
- 1. A procedure for solving a mathematical problem in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation; broadly: a step-by-step method for accomplishing some task.
- 2. a group of 8 bits
- 3. An output device that can print what is on the monitor on paper.
- 5. A circuit board that contains all of the computer system's main components
- 7. an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data
- 9. the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
- 11. hand-held pointing device
- 14. Computer location where instructions and data are stored on a temporary basis. This memory is volatile.