Across
- 1. A personal computer that is small enough to be carried around
- 4. A microchip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer.
- 7. A flat control surface used to move the cursor and perform like a computer mouse, typically on a laptop computer.
- 11. Areas on Internet servers where data and applications can be stored and accessed
- 13. A router receives and sends data on computer networks
- 14. A computer that provides data to other computers
- 15. Programs that tell a computer what to do and how to do it
- 16. The most commonly used type of secondary storage device, which stores bits of data as aligned particles on the surface of a magnetic disk.
Down
- 2. The system that allows hardware devices to communicate with one another, run efficiently, and support software programs. Example: Microsoft Windows
- 3. A standard wireless technology that uses radio waves to connect devices
- 5. has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical and logical operations
- 6. It stores data and instructions while the computer is working
- 8. The physical parts of a computer
- 9. The display screen used to provide visual output from a computer
- 10. A motherboard is the main circuit board inside a computer that connects the different parts of a computer together
- 12. A program whose purpose is to damage or destroy computer data, cause a computer to behave in unexpected ways, or interfere with the operation of a network, all while concealing and replicating itself