Across
- 2. Volatile temporary memory that holds active operating system processes, open applications, and current working data
- 4. The physical, touchable parts of a computer system.
- 9. Extremely powerful systems built to execute billions of complex calculations per second, used for weather modeling, scientific research, and simulations.
- 13. interact with the screen.
- 14. Refers to raw facts and figures that are less meaningful to the user.
- 15. The screen used to visually display the computer's output.
- 16. Adjusting the appearance of a document, including text layout, line spacing, margins, alignment, and color
- 18. A virtual container used to organize files into groups.
- 19. The "brain" of the computer that executes instructions and processes data.
- 20. Any external physical device connected to a computer to expand its capabilities (e.g., printer, scanner, webcam, external drive)
Down
- 1. is a computer program that enables a person to create, save, retrieve, edit, format, and print text
- 3. Combines both analog and digital features, using analog components for measurement and digital components for control and logic.
- 5. The temporary high-speed working memory used to store data for active apps and programs.
- 6. The blinking vertical line on the screen that shows where the next typed character will appear.
- 7. is a docking point using which an external device can be connected to the computer.
- 8. The primary input devices used to type text
- 10. The specific style, visual design, and weight of a set of text characters (such as Arial or Times New Roman).
- 11. The process of starting or restarting a computer, where the operating system loads into main memory
- 12. (also called primary memory) refers to the internal storage area that the CPU accesses directly and rapidly to execute programs and process active data
- 17. refers to a digital, unprinted version of a document, image, or file stored on a computer, smartphone, or storage device