Across
- 3. Allows a computer to connect to and communicate with the internet
- 4. The main memory of a computer where files and applications are opened. This memory is short term
- 5. A specialized component that processes images accelerating computer graphics by executing many instructions in parallel
- 6. A long term memory storage device made up of a flash memory matrix
- 10. Physical components of a computer that you can touch
- 11. The primary component of the computer that executes instructions for arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input / output operations
- 12. A set of instructions, data, and programs that tell the computer how to perform a task
- 13. They dissipate heat by circulating air
Down
- 1. A measure of how fast a computer's processor can execute instructions. Modern computers express this in GHz
- 2. Mouse, keyboard, microphone, camera, controllers, and buttons are examples of this kind of hardware device
- 4. The reason computer components generate heat
- 7. Monitor, speaker, LED, printer, motor, and projector are examples of this kind of hardware device
- 8. Connects several components together allowing them to communicate and function together
- 9. A piece of metal that helps dissipate heat over a wider area
- 10. A long term memory storage device that stores memory as on a rotating disk