CS10 Terms Review

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Across
  1. 4. type of malware that attaches itself to a program or file enabling it to spread from one computer to another
  2. 5. a hardware component that connects a computer to a network
  3. 7. All English characters are given decimal numbers up to 255. This is known as
  4. 8. In the CPU, a _____ is the smallest chunk of memory, storing only one piece of data or one memory address.
  5. 12. graphics ______ unit
  6. 14. What is the highest decimal number you can store in one byte? (spell out the number)
  7. 16. What is the name of the microscopic switches in the cpu?
  8. 17. means billions of cycles per second.
Down
  1. 1. What part of the CPU fetches the instructions from memory? (2 words)
  2. 2. how many bits in a byte
  3. 3. type of operating system made by microsoft
  4. 6. top of the memory pyramid
  5. 8. encrypts the victim’s data and demands a ransom payment to restore access
  6. 9. Bottom of the memory pyramid
  7. 10. What is the name of the vibrating piece of quartz that sends pulses of electricity to the CPU?
  8. 11. type of smartphone operating system that has the most percent of market share
  9. 13. is the type of hard drive with spinning disks (as opposed to SSD)
  10. 15. What is the memory/storage component with the fastest access?