Across
- 4. malicious software that is loaded onto a users software
- 7. external storage array
- 9. file system used for storing and retrieving files
- 10. a standard for transmitting high-quality video
- 11. electronic circuit that performs mathematical calculations
- 13. primary component of a computer, “control center”
- 14. connect storage devices like hard drives
- 15. flat panel display which uses liquid crystals in its primary form of operation
- 17. a cable that connects computers
- 19. computer memory that can only be read from
- 20. standard display interface used to connect video output devices to computers
- 22. these cables transmit video data
Down
- 1. allows you to connect devices
- 2. program that a computer’s microprocessor uses to power on
- 3. component of computer’s CPU, directs operations
- 5. new generation of storage devices used in computers
- 6. hardware component installed in computer to connect to network
- 7. performs arithmetic and logical operations
- 8. computer interface and communication protocol
- 10. type of data storage device
- 12. mechanism used to connect peripheral devices to computers
- 16. where the user interacts with a computer using keyboard
- 17. create, save, and open administrative tools: consoles
- 18. organizes I/O operations across multiple drives
- 19. computer’s short term memory
- 21. a cable that connects to cell phones