Across
- 2. a small device used to point to and select items
- 3. the part of a computer that performs operations on the information that is put into it
- 8. software designed by criminals to prevent computer users from getting access to their own computer system or files unless they pay money
- 10. a part of a computer to which extra devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras can be connected easily
- 11. an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling other machines
- 12. the instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs
- 15. software for pictures or clipart
- 18. a computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and is flat when closed
- 19. a piece of electronic equipment that connects computer networks to each other, and sends information between networks
- 23. Random access memory (temporary)
- 24. a large smartphone that can be used like a tablet computer
- 26. software that is no longer produced or supported by the company that originally made it
- 30. a part of a computer that controls its main operations
Down
- 1. a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer
- 2. the core of a computer system
- 4. a brand name for a system for connecting electronic equipment such as mobile phones, computers, and electronic organizers to each other and to the internet using radio signals
- 5. a device for making images of the inside of the body or for reading information into a computer system
- 6. a brand name for computer software that allows a group of two or more people to see and talk to each other over the internet using their computers, tablets, or smartphones
- 7. a computer program or part of a computer program that can make copies of itself and is intended to prevent the computer from working normally
- 9. remove bugs (= mistakes) from a computer program
- 13. any small device whose name you have forgotten or do not know
- 14. an electronic glove that sends information about the hand movements of the person wearing it to a computer
- 16. a computer program that is designed for a particular purpose
- 17. is used mainly for typing text into your computer
- 20. a printer attached to a computer, that can make a solid object from a digital (= computer) model by printing many separate layers of the object
- 21. computer software that is designed to damage the way a computer works
- 22. Virtual Private Network: a private computer network within a larger network such as the internet
- 25. a computer language designed for business managers
- 27. a view on a computer screen that contains icons (= small symbols or pictures) representing files, programs, and other features of the compute.
- 28. the physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it follows
- 29. a small computer program, often used on websites, that performs one particular task and works from within a larger program