Across
- 4. - A complete circuit on a chip built by a chip fabrication process.
- 7. - An electronic organizer.
- 9. - The main circuit board of a computer
- 11. - An integrated circuit. A thin piece of silicon that contains all the components of an electronic circuit.
- 12. - A computer input device that uses a set of keys to put data into the computer.
- 13. - A mechanism that holds, spins, reads, and writes either magnetic or optical disks.
- 14. - Permanently stores data. (Floppy disk, hard drive)
- 17. - The physical parts of the computer system that you can touch and feel such as the CPU (central processing unit), keyboard, monitor, and computer case.
- 18. - The main processing unit of a computer or information processing device
- 19. - Example: CPU, main memory, electronic components, drive bays for storage.
Down
- 1. - Sits on desk with separate monitor.
- 2. - A type of optical disc that uses the same diameter as a CD and looks like a CD, but has a significantly higher storage capacity, sometimes more than 25 times the digital storage of a compact disc.
- 3. - The data that is entered into a computer. The act of entering data into a computer.
- 4. - Capturing, storing, updating and retrieving data information.
- 5. - An upright case with more room.
- 6. - Examples - keyboard, mouse, joy stick, track ball, and scanner.
- 8. - A chip designed with a specific set of usable instructions. The user cannot change the instructions an embedded processor can understand.
- 10. - A computer that serves one user at a time.
- 15. - A connector designed to allow the addition of printed circuit boards--daughterboards--to the motherboard, for adding special control units such as soundboards
- 16. - An electronic device used for processing data.