Across
- 3. every character in every language is given a number
- 6. stuff we want on a computer
- 12. every english character is given a single number
- 13. the number of cycles your gpu completes each second
- 15. Basic ___ ___ System
- 16. works like traffic cops for the BUS
- 17. takes heat away from the CPU
- 19. the central ___ unit
- 20. something that stores a single number
Down
- 1. a microscopic switch that controls the flow of electricity
- 2. a spinning ___ that stores data
- 4. the smallest unit of data that a computer can store
- 5. connects everything and allows them to communicate. Is the backbone of the computer.
- 7. gets the instructions and tells the ALU what to do
- 8. allows the use of CDs and DVDs
- 9. undesired things on the computer such as viruses, phising, and ransomware.
- 10. is high speed memory on the ___
- 11. holds all the currently running code
- 14. the piece of crystal that flashes electricity throughout the whole computer
- 15. a unit of memory size that is 8 digits in length
- 18. the part of the CPU that does the arithmetic and logic
- 21. used to measure computer proccesing speed
