Exploring computer systems vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. anything that obstructs or inhibits current.
  2. 6. electronic pen
  3. 9. The amount of time that it takes RAM to receive a request from the processor and then read or write data
  4. 10. processor with more than one core.
  5. 14. users can input text by writing with stylus.
  6. 17. an instruction for the computer to perform some action.
  7. 18. network of electronic components.
  8. 19. software can make images on the monitor much larger for people who have difficulty seeing.
Down
  1. 1. several devices that perform the four basic functions of computing:
  2. 2. storage space on the hard disk that can function as memory when needed.
  3. 3. switches
  4. 4. the electricity briefly travels in one direction and then reverses direction.
  5. 7. users can input text by speaking into a microphone.
  6. 8. Flow of eletricity
  7. 11. Law that says that the current, or flow of electricity, through a wire is directly proportional to the voltage pushing electricity through the wire.
  8. 12. device that transfers electricity from one circuit to another.
  9. 13. Makes possible data travels from one device to another
  10. 15. constant flow of electricity
  11. 16. read only memory