Digital Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. An electronic device that manipulates information, or data. It has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data.
  2. 5. This is a type of software that allows you to perform specific tasks.
  3. 9. Any type of software that is designed to damage your computer or gain unauthorized access to your personal information.
  4. 10. Measured in megahertz (MHz), or millions of instructions per second; and gigahertz (GHz), or billions of instructions per second.
  5. 12. What is a shorter term for Wireless Internet Connection?
  6. 13. This is the computer's main circuit board.
  7. 14. The tool you use to access the Internet.
  8. 15. You can save documents and photos to a hard drive, or they can be saved online in the
  9. 16. This allows you to write a letter, design a flyer, and create many other types of documents.
  10. 17. Where your software, documents, and other files are stored:
Down
  1. 1. Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it.
  2. 2. One of the main ways to communicate with a computer with your fingers.
  3. 4. This is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language.
  4. 6. This is used to print documents, photos, and anything else that appears on your screen.
  5. 7. Another important tool for communicating with computers. Could also be known as a pointer or clicker device.
  6. 8. Any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the keyboard or mouse.
  7. 11. This acronym is used to describe a computer's short-term memory.