COMPUTER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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Across
  1. 2. The ability of computers to perform millions of instructions per second.
  2. 3. The generation that introduced Integrated Circuits (IC).
  3. 4. A major application area where computers are used for diagnosis.
  4. 7. The first generation technology that used vacuum ______.
  5. 9. The memory that permanently stores data even when power is off.
  6. 10. A limitation of computers: they cannot ______ on their own.
  7. 11. Computers that operate by measuring instead of counting.
  8. 12. Computers used specifically for one particular task.
  9. 14. A generation characterized by Artificial Intelligence.
  10. 15. The use of computers in banks for record keeping and payroll.
  11. 17. A disadvantage of computers: they do not have their own ______.
Down
  1. 1. The use of computers in designing products like automobiles.
  2. 2. Extremely powerful computers used in weather forecasting.
  3. 4. The smallest general-purpose processing system, also called PC.
  4. 5. Computers that operate by counting discrete digits.
  5. 6. A type of computer that combines analog and digital features.
  6. 7. The technology that replaced vacuum tubes in second-generation computers.
  7. 8. The ability of computers to store large amounts of data.
  8. 13. The first mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal.
  9. 16. The first electronic computer that used 18,000 vacuum tubes.