Across
- 2. a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators
- 5. A type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly
- 7. Shortcut A key combination that performs a certain command
- 9. A standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages
- 11. Engine A program that searches for and identifies in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web
- 13. Software Computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.
- 14. Drive A high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit
- 15. A link from a document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen
Down
- 1. A part of a program that guides you through certain steps
- 3. A combined device for modulation and demodulation
- 4. A standardized technology for attaching peripheral devices to a computer.
- 6. A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
- 8. system The software that supports a computer’s basic functions
- 10. A file installed on a secure Web server that identifies a website.
- 12. The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.