Across
- 2. a conceptual framework used to describe the functions of a networking system
- 4. describes the opportunity to establish a protected network connection when using public networks
- 5. is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a fluid medium
- 7. the portion of a computer that retrieves and executes instructions.
- 10. a computer connected to a network of other workstations called 'clients'.
- 11. the component within your computer that allows you to store and access data on a long-term basis.
- 14. an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load
- 15. a group of computers or other devices interconnected within a single, limited area, typically via Ethernet or Wi-Fi
- 16. any type of computing hardware that is used for storing, porting or extracting data files and objects.
- 19. any external device that provides input and output for the computer.
- 20. instructions that tell a computer what to do
- 21. a type of user interface through which users interact with electronic devices via visual indicator representations
- 23. the main circuit board
- 25. a software program manipulating or extracting data from a stored file.
- 26. a machine or device that performs processes, calculations, and operations based on instructions from the software or hardware.
- 28. existing information or knowledge is represented or coded in some form suitable for better usage or processing.
- 29. a small computer that contains a microprocessor as its central processor.
- 30. to the manner in which the links and nodes of a network are arranged to relate to each other
- 31. an interface between a computer user and computer hardware
Down
- 1. an identifier used as a suffix to a name of the computer file in an operating system
- 3. a class of extremely powerful computers with high class performance
- 6. the part of a computer that houses the primary devices that perform operations and produce results for complex calculations
- 8. a person who utilizes a computer or network service.
- 9. an established set of rules that determine how data is transmitted between different devices in the same network
- 12. a circuit board that can be inserted in a computer to give extra facilities or memory
- 13. computer that is intermediate in size between a laptop computer and a smartphone.
- 17. processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text
- 18. an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage
- 22. computer hardware which is used to enter data for processing
- 23. computer a large powerful computer which can be used by many people at the same time and which can do very large or complicated tasks.
- 24. the computers short term memory
- 27. the physical parts of a computer