Computer Terms

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Across
  1. 2. :An output device that displays what you are doing on the computer.
  2. 5. :Digital versatile disk, recorded with optical technology that contains full-length (2-hour) motion pictures for viewing on a personal computer or on a TV screen.
  3. 9. :An output device that can print what is on the monitor on paper.
  4. 12. A collection of data stored in one unit, identified by a filename. It can be a document, picture, audio or video stream, data library, application, or other collection of data.
  5. 13. Carries out the instructions given to the computer.
  6. 16. :An input device to move the cursor or pointer on the computer screen.
  7. 18. access memory) Chips on cards plugged into the motherboard that temporarily hold programs and data while the computer is turned on; volatile memory
  8. 20. :A storage device that can store music, photos, videos, and other data files that can be viewed or played on the computer.
  9. 22. :A round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information
  10. 24. :A storage device that stores all the programs, applications, documents, and files on the computer.
  11. 26. :The part of the computer that holds all the electronic parts which includes the CPU or brains of the computer.
Down
  1. 1. One character of storage space on disk or in RAM.
  2. 3. A device on the computer that displays the data from the computer.
  3. 4. :An input device that can record your voice or audio to put into the computer.
  4. 6. :A device that reads the information contained on a disk. The drive may be permanently installed inside the computer (hard disk drive) or contain a slot for entering the disk from outside the computer (floppy disk drive or compact disk drive)
  5. 7. Portable storage device capable of storing hundreds of floppy disk.
  6. 8. :An input device the letters, numbers, symbols, or special keys can be used to put data into the computer.
  7. 10. computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same computer or other computers.
  8. 11. : All the parts of the computer that you can touch.
  9. 14. :A hard plastic disk approximately 12 cm (4 in.) in diameter on which information such as music or computer data is digitally encoded in a format readable by laser beam
  10. 15. :A device on the computer that programs, data or information can be storedr.
  11. 17. only memory) a chip on the motherboard that is prerecorded with and permanently stores the set of instructions that the computer uses when you turn in on; permanent
  12. 19. : An electronic machine that processes, stores data, and does calculations.
  13. 20. :A drive on a computer that can play music CDs, display photos, and read data CDs that hold files.
  14. 21. :An output device used to hear audio or sound from the computer worn on your head.
  15. 23. A device that "takes a picture" of something and turns it into a computerized image.
  16. 25. :A device that puts information or data into the computer.