Across
- 2. the primary component of a computer that acts as its “control center
- 3. a device that prints documents and images onto paper or other materials
- 7. an electronic circuit that can perform mathematical calculations at high speed. Computing tasks like graphics
- 8. a device that connects two or more packet-switched networks or subnetworks
- 9. a semiconductor-based storage device, which typically uses NAND flash memory to save persistent data
- 10. a chip-based computer component that makes retrieving data from the computer's memory more efficient
- 11. an input device used to enter characters and functions into the computer system by pressing buttons, or keys
- 13. the main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.
- 15. random-access memory. Sometimes it's called PC memory or just memory.
- 17. a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface
- 18. modulator demodulator
- 19. a piece of hardware attached to a computer system used to produce sound
Down
- 1. an external device that connects to a computer to expand its capabilities
- 4. allows devices to communicate with each other without cables or wires
- 5. a physical data storage device that stores digital information
- 6. a hardware device that converts AC electricity into DC electricity and then distributes it to the rest of the computer.
- 12. an electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.
- 14. an electronic output device used to display information being entered and processed on a computer.
- 15. a type of computer memory that can only be read from, not written to
- 16. a device that allows you to digitize physical documents, images, or even objects, and convert them into a digital format that can be viewed, edited, and stored on a computer