Introduction to Computer Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Information entered into a computer.
  2. 3. An output device that allows the computer to transfer audio files to the user.
  3. 6. is used to write data such as the instructions that computer processors use, or the digital text you read every day.
  4. 9. Video display screen; the part of the computer that shows you information (looks like a TV screen).
  5. 10. An output device that transfers data to a paper-based format.
  6. 12. Extra memory used for permanent storage.
  7. 14. Random Access Memory; The memory that the computer uses to perform its normal activity.
  8. 15. Computer program that contains a set of instructions, allowing the computer to perform tasks.
  9. 16. An alpha-numeric input device; has letters & numbers for communicating with the computer.
  10. 17. A rigid storage device fixed permanently within a computer; Main storage device.
Down
  1. 1. A base 2 number system invented by Gottfried Leibniz that is made up of only two numbers: 0 and 1.
  2. 3. Hardware that digitally encodes text, graphics and photographs.
  3. 4. holds memory for short periods of time while a computer is running.
  4. 5. An electronic device for storing and processing data.
  5. 7. A hand-held input device; used to make selections in communication with the computer.
  6. 8. An input device that allows the user to transfer audio files into the computer.
  7. 11. The physical devices that make up a computer system (the parts you can see and touch).
  8. 13. Information a computer delivers back to the user.