Across
- 6. High speed memory, part of the CPU
- 7. is a microscopic switch that can let that power through or not
- 8. The new extended version of ASCII known as
- 10. a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system's screen or by locking the users' files until a ransom is paid
- 11. The 256 common characters are all assigned a number known as ____ code
- 12. Basic Input, Output system - gives the CPU instructions for using the harddrives,monitor,keyboard etc
- 13. The smallest unit of memory, it holds one number or one address that the CPU is using
Down
- 1. The speed of a computer is controlled by a tiny piece of quartz called the:
- 2. he central printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer system
- 3. Drive a piece of computer hardware that reads and writes data on optical discs
- 4. Control Unit looks into address registers to find and get the next instruction
- 5. a fraudulent operation by which an e-mail user is duped into revealing personal or confidential information which can be used for illicit purposes
- 9. heat of the processor
- 12. In Computing we call a single one or a zero a
- 14. clock speed is measured in