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