Across
- 3. a unit of data that is eight bits long
- 6. the output is true when both inputs are true
- 8. memory storage built on or very close to the cpu to allow super fast read/write access
- 13. integrated circuit within a cpu that performs arithmetic and logic operations
- 14. a printable symbol having phonetic or pictographic meaning
- 16. reverses the logic state
- 17. a connection between two or more components of a computer system used for communication
- 18. an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the world wide web
- 20. a numbering scheme with only two possible values for each digit: 0 and 1
- 22. "the output is true if either, but not both, of the inputs are true"
- 23. a graphical user interface to a computer
- 26. elementary building block of a circuit
- 28. a persistent storage device used to store data in a computer system
- 30. a register on the cpu that stores the memory address from which data will be fetched or stored by the cpu
- 31. the output is true if either or both of the inputs are true
- 32. the memory or storage locations directly accessible to the processor
- 35. a set of options presented to the user of a computer application to help the user find information or execute a program function
Down
- 1. allowing a user to perform more than one task at a time.
- 2. a program that lets one or more computer users create and access data in a database
- 4. a list of all possible values a logical function can attain
- 5. a row of selectable buttons that give the user an easy way to select certain desktop or other application functions
- 7. "a small area on a screen, in which the user is prompted to provide information or select commands"
- 8. primary component of a computer that processes instructions
- 9. a register on the cpu that contains the data read from or to be stored in main memory.
- 10. the base-10 number system
- 11. "a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero"
- 12. "a way to represent colors with varying levels of red, green and blue"
- 15. "a small, very fast, temporary, memory storage location"
- 16. operates as an or gate followed by a not gate
- 19. """built-in"" computer memory containing data that normally can only be read, not written to"
- 21. the smallest unit of data in a computer (0 or 1)
- 24. "software used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations"
- 25. a base-16 number system
- 27. "software which allows users to send and receive electronic messages, attach files and forward on to others."
- 29. part of the cpu that implements the microprocessor instruction set
- 33. the place in a computer where data in current use is kept so it can be quickly reached by the computer's processor
- 34. a collection of programs used to allow a computer system to be used
- 36. operates as an and gate followed by a not gate