Across
- 3. stores memory in the short term and erases when the computer is off.
- 6. a device that stores information for a long term (files, pictures, games)
- 9. Information that travels INTO the computer
- 10. a device that controls the computer through clicking and selecting
- 12. Information that travels OUT back to the computer
- 14. a device that houses and holds all the computer parts
- 15. Physical components (parts of the computer)
Down
- 1. A circuitboard that contains all the computer's main parts and helps messages travel.
- 2. A small fan that cools down the CPU so it doesn't over-heat.
- 4. a device that displays images and videos
- 5. the "brain" of the computer, it does math and solves problems
- 7. Stores information that cannot be changed, like boot-up instructions.
- 8. a device that controls the computer through typing
- 11. Digital programs that help to run the computer
- 13. transforms data into pixels that are displayed on the monitor
