Across
- 3. a standard physical interface for connecting storage devices like hard drives and CD-ROMs to a computer's motherboard.
- 4. a foundational digital circuit within a computer's CPU that performs all mathematical, and logical operations on binary data.
- 6. acting as the processor's "brain".
- 11. a video display interface standard developed by the Digital Display Working Group
- 12. a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images, videos, and animations for display.
Down
- 1. industry-standard digital interface for transmitting uncompressed audio and video data between devices
- 2. uses text-based input and output, rather than graphics, to communicate with the user
- 5. energy-efficient flat-panel display technology used in electronics like TVs, monitors, and smartphones.
- 7. the first software to run during startup
- 8. the primary, specialized electronic chip that executes instructions from software and hardware.
- 9. the standard wired technology for connecting devices within a local area network
- 10. non-volatile magnetic storage device used in computers to permanently store data