Computer Studies

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Across
  1. 5. A computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user
  2. 6. anything a user may interact with to use a digital product or service
  3. 10. data that a computer sends
  4. 13. a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit: 0 and 1
  5. 14. principal part of any digital computer system, generally composed of the main memory, control unit, and arithmetic-logic unit
  6. 16. an electronic device
  7. 20. holds data, programs and instructions that are currently in use
  8. 22. the smallest unit of data in a computer
  9. 23. a person who uses computer programming or technical skills to overcome a challenge or problem
  10. 24. the main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer
  11. 29. is a small computer that forms part of a larger system, device or machine
  12. 30. non-volatile and is used to store data and programs for later retrieval
  13. 31. 8 bits
  14. 32. a specific procedure for solving a well-defined computational problem
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  1. 1. moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity
  2. 2. a unit of information equal to one million or, strictly, 1,048,576 bytes
  3. 3. a unit of memory or data equal to 1,024 bytes
  4. 4. detailed plan or procedure for solving a problem with a computer
  5. 7. data that is entered into or received by a computer
  6. 8. a coding error in a computer program
  7. 9. a global network of computers that use protocols and data packets to exchange information
  8. 11. a unit of information equal to one thousand million million (1015) or, strictly, 250 bytes
  9. 12. information
  10. 15. a very small, portable storage device that plugs into a computer and facilitates moving data between machines
  11. 16. a set of electronic circuits on a small flat piece of silicon
  12. 17. a file or code, typically delivered over a network, that infects, explores, steals or conducts virtually any behavior an attacker wants
  13. 18. a specific unit of data that's equal to about 1 billion bytes of data
  14. 19. four binary digits or half of an eight-bit byte
  15. 21. a non-volatile memory type
  16. 25. a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter
  17. 26. a unit of information equal to one million million (1012) or, strictly, 240 bytes
  18. 27. the set of instructions, or a system of rules, written in a particular programming language
  19. 28. short term memory where data is stored as the processor needs it