HOW COMPUTERS WORK - KHAN ACADEMY

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Across
  1. 2. Devices or media used to retain data, such as hard drives or SSDs.
  2. 4. Random Access Memory, temporary storage used by the CPU while programs are running.
  3. 8. Hardware where data and instructions are stored temporarily or permanently.
  4. 9. The data that is entered into a computer so it can be processed.
  5. 11. Software that manages hardware and software resources on a computer.
  6. 12. Hardware used to enter data into a computer, like a keyboard or mouse.
  7. 13. Programs and instructions that tell hardware what to do.
  8. 16. Central Processing Unit, the part of a computer that executes instructions and performs calculations.
  9. 17. One million bytes
  10. 19. A group of 8 bits used to represent a character of data.
Down
  1. 1. The physical components of a computer that you can touch.
  2. 3. Hardware that presents processed data, such as a monitor or printer.
  3. 5. The main printed circuit board that holds the CPU, memory, and connects other components.
  4. 6. Set of instructions
  5. 7. Operating system of Apple computers
  6. 10. A positional number system using only 0s and 1s to represent data.
  7. 11. The results produced by a computer after processing data.
  8. 14. Operating system of PCs
  9. 15. Read‑Only Memory, storage that holds non‑volatile data such as firmware.
  10. 18. The smallest unit of digital data, representing a 0 or 1.