Across
- 1. types commands that tell a computer to perform tasks
- 2. high-speed storage for a computer's Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
- 4. Connects internal storage devices
- 5. provides fast, non-volatile, long-term data storage for computer systems
- 7. starts up your hardware when you turn on your PC
- 9. permanently retain digital data, programs, and operating systems even when the power is turned off
- 10. Connect a computer to a local network using a physical cable
- 13. Holds and connects the RAM chips to the motherboard
- 14. provides a built-in graphics processor on the same chip as the CPU, serving as a reliable backup display
- 17. The brain of the computer
Down
- 1. a tiny battery-powered memory chip that saves basic computer settings
- 2. transmit analog video signals from a computer's processing unit or graphics card to a display device like a monitor or projector
- 3. acts as a high-speed, short-term workspace that temporarily holds data and program instructions currently being used by the CPU
- 6. used to transmit uncompressed video signals from a source to a display
- 8. provides a standardized hardware interface and communication protocol for connecting mass storage devices
- 9. transmit uncompressed digital video and multi-channel audio through a single cable
- 11. connect a computer to a computer network, allowing it to communicate with other devices and access the internet
- 12. the target for engineers to make sure components dont overheat
- 15. Renders images, videos and 3D graphics quickly
- 16. standardizes how computers connect, communicate, and supply power to external peripheral devices
- 17. manages and direct the operations of a computer's central processing unit
