Across
- 3. the circuit board that connects all of your hardware to your processor distributes electricity from your power supply and defines the types of storage devices, memory modules, and graphics cards (among other expansion cards) that can connect to your PC.
- 6. GUI (graphical user interface) is a system of interactive visual components for computer software.
- 7. my screen blacked out on me
- 9. (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor
- 10. Plug the cable into your printer and your computer's USB port.
- 12. is one kind of technology that stores the operating system, applications, and data files such as documents, pictures, and music that your computer uses
Down
- 1. an output hardware device that connects to a computer to generate sound.
- 2. computer power supplies convert the alternate current from the power outlets in your home to the direct current your PC uses.
- 4. the keyboard was out of order
- 5. the mouse is not connected to the computer
- 8. a device that captures images from photographic prints posters, magazine pages and similar sources for computer editing and display.
- 11. the hardware in a computing device where the operating system (OS), application programs, and data in current use are kept so they can be quickly reached by the device's processor.