Across
- 1. a flat-panel screen technology used to show images in digital devices
- 4. connects a computer to a network so it can communicate with other devices
- 6. a specialized microchip designed to process audio, video, graphics, and streaming data
- 7. a small, compact desktop computer that delivers full everyday computing power while taking up a fraction of the space of a traditional tower
- 9. the primary hardware component that acts as the brain of a computer
- 13. small graphics chip built directly into the main processor(CPU) of a computer
- 14. a wired networking technology used to connect computers, routers, and switches within a local area network
- 17. store, organize, and find files on hard drives and solid-state drives
- 18. technology that combines multiple physical hard drives or SSDs into a single virtual storage unit to boost speed, prevent data loss from drive failures, or both
- 19. an external data storage system that uses only flash memory hardware media
- 21. Digital Display Working Group to transmit uncompressed digital video from a source to a display
- 23. a small circuit board that holds Ram chips and plugs directly into a computer's motherboard
- 24. the essential startup software built into a computer's motherboard
- 25. a standard specification for computer motherboards and power supplies
- 27. electronic circuit designed to rapidly process and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images, video, and 3D graphics
- 29. a fast, modern computer storage device that saves data permanently using flash memory
Down
- 2. Interacting with a computer using purely text-based commands via a keyboard instead of visual icons
- 3. short-term memory that temporarily holds the data your processor needs right now
- 4. high-speed storage access and transport protocol designed specifically for modern SSDs
- 5. used to build microchips, processors, memory, and digital logic circuits
- 6. a small, low-cost computer that uses a single integrated semiconductor chip for its CPU
- 8. Malicious software/malware
- 9. a primary subcomponent of a computer's CPU that directs and coordinates the flow of data
- 10. The modern software program built onto a computer's motherboard that starts up the hardware and launches the operating system
- 11. connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer's motherboard
- 12. a standard digital connection used to send both video and audio
- 15. a traditional data storage device that uses magnetic storage and rotating platters to save and retrieve digital information
- 16. non-volatile computer memory that permanently stores essential startup instructions and firmware.
- 20. performs arithmetic and logical operations
- 22. older analog computer display
- 26. The maximum amount of heat in watts that a computer component like a CPU or GPU generates under a normal, heavy workload
- 28. global industry standard for connecting, powering, and transferring data between electronic devices