Computers

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Across
  1. 2. The powerful, and usually large, program that controls and manages the hardware and other software on a computer
  2. 5. An external interface standard designed for communication between a computer and attached low- to mid-speed peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and keyboards
  3. 7. The main circuit board of computer
  4. 8. A computer file containing a series of commands to be processed by a computer as if they were entered from the keyboard consecutively
  5. 9. The information storage unit in computer
  6. 11. An array of keys in a row or rows used for operating a computer
Down
  1. 1. The central processing unit of computer
  2. 3. A computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network
  3. 4. The circuit board enabling screen display
  4. 6. A computer display device
  5. 7. A small device that a computer user pushes across a desk surface in order to point to a place on a display screen
  6. 10. The place in a computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer's processor
  7. 12. The built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk