Internal Components of a Computer

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Across
  1. 1. Houses your graphics card, that supplies the image to the monitor.
  2. 4. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers, and PDAs require these types of connections.
  3. 6. If your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality you can buy one of these.
  4. 8. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to this port.
  5. 11. You can use it to connect many different types of peripherals.
  6. 12. It is a large PCB that houses most of your computer's components and directs data.
Down
  1. 2. It funnels power through the multicolored cables to each device.
  2. 3. It is the brain that carries out your computer's instructions
  3. 5. They are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports.
  4. 7. The CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open program in it.
  5. 9. Lets peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  6. 10. It activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.