Hardware

3. Another word for the video screen.
4. This is the metaphor used in class to represent the Hardware System. It is what farmers use long ago to get water from underground.
6. Bad software in your computer that runs underneath other programs which makes it hard to notice what it does or how it travels from computer to computer (across the network).
9. The part of the computer which lets you store your data persistently (for a long time / long term).
10. Abbreviated as RAM and sometimes called the "Memory" of the computer. This is used to store data temporarily to help it move around the computer.
11. The device you use to control the cursor / pointer on your computer screen.
13. Long term state; Stays a certain way for a long time.
16. This is the thing that makes sound in a computer or any other machine.
17. The device you use to type words, text, or characters into the computer.

1. This is the metaphor used in class to describe Random Access Memory (RAM).
2. Abbreviated as CPU this is responsible for moving data around the entire computer.
5. The device that translates software information into sound that a speaker can use.
7. The device that translates software information into video that a video screen can use.
8. Bad software that runs on your computer to do things you don't want it to do.
12. The general word for devices that translates software information into a hardware function.
14. This is at the bottom of the well, means a large body of stored water, and is a metaphor of the Hard Drive (HD), Solid State Drive (SSD), or Flash Drive, long term storage.
15. This is the metaphor used to represent the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the computer. It is used to move water to higher places, or to far away places.