computing crossword

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  1. 2. the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors.
  2. 4. Computers. a palm-sized, button-operated pointing device that can be used to move, select, activate, and change items on a computer screen.
  3. 6. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them
  4. 8. a set of symbols that can be interpreted by a computer or piece of software:
  5. 10. random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium, RAM is volatile, so its contents are lost when the power fails or is turned off.
  6. 11. Computers. to transfer (information) from internal storage to an external medium.
  7. 13. Computers. of, relating to, or written in binary code; programmed or encoded using only the digits 0 and 1:
  8. 14. See integrated circuit.
  9. 16. the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices comprising a computer system, as the CPU, disk drives, keyboard, or screen.
  10. 18. a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted.
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  1. 1. a controller, the key component of a computing device that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute electrical signals fed into the device.
  2. 2. a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations.
  3. 3. the collection of software that directs a computer's operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing storage, input/output, and communication resources.
  4. 5. capacity or space for storing Computers. memory
  5. 7. Also called binary digit. a single, basic unit of information, used in connection with computers and information theory.
  6. 8. central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
  7. 9. the screen component of a computer, especially a free-standing screen.
  8. 12. a set of keys usually arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, typesetting machine, computer terminal, or the like.
  9. 15. something that is put in.
  10. 17. a body of facts; information: