Across
- 2. Java releases from 6.0 and later are fully ______________ on Windows Vista.
- 4. A writing aid enabling the structure of the document to be worked out beforehand and used as a guide when doing the detailed writing
- 6. a register that holds the results of operations performed by the arithmetic portion of the CPU
- 9. A sequence of instructions that is repeated until a desired condition is reached
- 12. Data, programs, etc., not forming part of a computer, but used when operating it.
- 13. The ________ editor is a systems program that fetches required systems routines and links them to the object module.
- 14. Pattern used as a guide for creating letters or characters
- 15. A big computer system used for large-scale operations
- 16. A type of transmission which consists of electrical signals representing data in binary code
- 18. Used for storing part of the operating system and application software known as ‘firmware’; can only be read; cannot be written to or altered in any way
- 19. A conductive line such as a data bus
Down
- 1. A program that manipulates rows and columns of figures, used especially for accounting.
- 2. A combination of electronic devices and conductors that form a conducting path
- 3. An agreement that covers the procedures used to exchange information between co-operating computers.
- 5. A _________ board is a public teleconferencing system that allows users to read and write messages
- 7. A screen and keyboard used to interact with a computer, usually with no computing capacity of its own
- 8. A _________ controller controls a number of similar peripheral devices such as terminals and links them to the main computer
- 10. A program or series of programs directed at some generic application that can be tailored by the user to match his individual needs.
- 11. A group of bistable devices used to store information in a computer system for high-speed access
- 17. Can adjust the space between successive characters to produce a 'best fit’