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Across
  1. 6. a video camera connected to a computer, allowing its images to be seen by Internet users.
  2. 7. brains of the computer where most calculations take place. In terms of computing power, the CPU is the most important element of a computer system.
  3. 8. a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computers.
  4. 10. a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or cable lines.
  5. 11. is a peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system.
  6. 13. external input device used to type data into some sort of computer system whether it be a mobile device, a personal computer, or another electronic machine.
  7. 14. any piece of computer hardware item used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system.
  8. 15. a device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
  9. 16. a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.
Down
  1. 1. a disk drive used to read from and write to a hard disk.
  2. 2. the enclosure for all the main interior components of a computer. It is also called the computer case, or computer tower.
  3. 3. an electronic visual display for computers
  4. 4. a type of display adapter or video card installed within most computing devices to display graphical data with high clarity, color, definition and overall appearance.
  5. 5. type of storage device that can be removed from a computer while the system is running. Examples of removable media include CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray disks, as well as diskettes and USB drives.
  6. 9. a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into.
  7. 10. a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad
  8. 12. converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a compute.