Across
- 2. A peripheral used to input data by pressing keys
- 5. A way of solving problems in Computer Science and Math
- 7. Any device that holds computer data
- 10. The study of things that have happened hundreds of thousand years ago
- 11. A plan or drawing to show how something functions before it is made
- 12. A network of computer networks encompassing the World Wide Web, FTP, telnet, and many other protocols
- 13. A collection of computers that are connected
- 15. Software provided at a minimal cost to users who are on their honor to send in payment to the programmer
- 16. Random access memory; the type of storage that changes; when the computer is turned off, the RAM memory is erased
- 17. A program arranged in rows and columns that manipulates numbers
- 21. processing unit The brain of the computer; controls the other elements of the computer
- 22. Processor A program that allows the user to create primarily text documents
- 24. Uniform resource locator; the address of a site on the World Wide Web; a standard way of locating objects on the Internet
- 25. A model of a design created in the early stages of the engineering process
- 28. A part of a program that usually causes the computer to malfunction; often remedied in patches or updates to the program
- 29. A deliberately harmful computer program designed to create annoying glitches or destroy data
- 30. The use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.
- 31. Transferring data from another computer to your computer
Down
- 1. A screen in a software program that permits the user to view several programs at one time
- 3. The study of grammar, spelling and punctuation
- 4. Any of a number of hardware devices connected to a CPU
- 6. A peripheral device used to point to items on a monitor
- 7. A device used to display information visually
- 8. A snapshot in time
- 9. A program used to view World Wide Web pages, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer
- 14. Small unit of data storage; 8 bits; usually holds one character
- 15. The study of plants, animals, food, plants
- 17. Bar Allows the user to control which portion of the document is visible in the window; available either horizontally or vertically or both
- 18. Read-only memory; the type of storage that is not changed even when the computer is turned off
- 19. Something new uncovered by scientific investigation
- 20. Complete, self-contained programs that perform a specific function (ie. spreadsheets, databases)
- 23. A list of operations available to the user of a program
- 25. A peripheral device that converts output from a computer into a printed image
- 26. A graphical representation of program activities; a row of icons used to perform tasks in a program
- 27. A new product, system, or process that has never existed before