Across
- 4. Wires that connect peripheral or devices that are inside or outside the computer system and transmit signals or electric power.
- 5. Anything that can display information
- 7. the part of a computer that stores data that cannot be changed.
- 9. Switches that turn the current on or off.
- 10. The parts of a computer that you can touch.
- 11. The motherboard is the main circuit board which acts as a hub connecting different parts of the computer together.
- 13. Any program that runs on the computer.
- 14. Anything that puts information into the computer.
Down
- 1. A cooling component. It draws cool air in and hot air out of the computer.
- 2. A standard interface or point that connects devices to help them communicate (i.e. Keyboards, flash drives).
- 3. The central processing unit is the part that performs the main functions of the computer and controls or directs other parts of the system (Brain).
- 6. A very small portable hard drive that can store information for a computer.
- 8. The part of the computer in which information is stored temporarily when a program is being used.
- 12. A device that stores data for the long term. It can contain one or more hard disks.
