Across
- 2. A unit of information that is either 0 or 1
- 6. An electronic book that can be downloaded and read on a computer or other device
- 8. A copy of files from a computer’s hard disk, usually made on some external medium such as CD-ROM or flash drive
- 9. Messages sent from one computer to another. You can see the email on the screen or print it out.
- 11. Usually means the information (text, pictures, audio, etc.) that you create or share on a computer
- 12. A small program that tells a PC how a peripheral works
- 15. A way of communicating wirelessly over short distances between electronic devices
- 17. Central Processing Unit. This is a PC's heart or ‘brains’. It controls the other parts of the computer.
- 18. software A program that finds and removes viruses from a computer
Down
- 1. A specific computer record. It can contain data such as texts (e.g. essay.doc), or a program such as paint.exe.
- 3. An area or type of computer memory in which information that is often in use can be stored temporarily and got to especially quickly
- 4. A self-contained program or piece of software, especially when downloadable on a mobile device
- 5. A subdivision of a computer’s hard disk where files are stored
- 7. A (small) defect or fault in a program
- 8. The PC becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory
- 10. a program like Firefox or Internet Explorer. You use it to view or browse the Internet.
- 13. A cheap, outdated, removable disk used for storing or transferring information.
- 14. a piece of information stored on your computer about internet documents that you have looked at
- 16. The original system used for PCs; you had to type in commands instead of pointing and clicking.