Across
- 3. A system software that manages computer software and hardwares, as well as providing a platform for application softwares to run on.
- 7. A type of connector that was traditionally used to connect the mouse and keyboard. It is gradually being replaced by USB ports.
- 8. Supplies low voltage current to the motherboard and other computer components. It comes in different power outputs, depending on the system requirement.
- 9. Also called the brain of the computer, it executes instructions based on a computer software.
- 12. An output device that displays data as picture form.
- 15. A large print circuit board that provides power and exchange information between most of the computer’s components.
Down
- 1. Components that are plugged into the motherboard to provide the computer with additional functions, such as WIFI and bluetooth access.
- 2. A special type of software that interfaces the major hardware in the computer with the operating system. It is used to start up the computer system after it is powered on.
- 4. An input device that converts sound into electrical signal.
- 5. Preventing other computer components, especially the CPU and the graphic cards from overheating.
- 6. An industrial standard that establishes specifications on the port devices and cables are plugged into.
- 10. A hand-held pointing device that allows the user to control the GUI (Graphic User Interface)
- 11. It is an optical compacted data storage disk. Computers can only read data from it, but can not erase or write on it.
- 13. A form of computer memory that can be read or changed in any order, typically used to store machine code or system data. It is erased on shutdown.
- 14. An integrated-circuit data storage system that rapidly reads/writes data. It is much faster than Hard Disk Drives.