Across
- 2. A document used usually for financial data
- 4. A big storage place for all kinds of information. PowerSchool is an example.
- 5. The stuff you can't touch. Various programs and files on your computer.
- 6. An interface on a computer where you can connect to a device; you can plug your flash drive into this.
- 7. Stands for Acceptable Use Policy aka Terms of Service or a contract explaining what you can and can't do while using a program.
- 9. Processing Unit CPU. It does most of the computer's functions
- 13. A compact disk that contains data with accessibility, but not re-writable.
- 14. Examples of this are Yahoo!, Bing and Google.
- 15. The little icons that the bottom right corner of your computer
- 17. A device that converts frequencies to travel over T.V. cables or telephone wires.How computers communicate.
- 18. Any device that's connected to a computer but not part of the computer. Examples are printers, scanners etc.
- 21. A kind of port that sends data one bit at a time.
Down
- 1. Hardware inside a computer that carries out instructions for a program
- 2. a folder that automatically starts programs when you turn on your computer.
- 3. Stands for Disk Operating System and it used to be the standard operating system for IBM computers but isn't used as much anymore.
- 8. A small card used for programming languages, operating systems etc.
- 10. A nasty bug put into your computer that reproduces and crashes your computer.
- 11. A big computer that stores all the files of a network so data can be accessed without being saved to a hard drive.
- 12. Also known as the Box and contains most of the hardware like the motherboard, memory cards and also holds the ports
- 16. A small piece of software that tells the operating system how to communicate with a piece of hardware
- 19. an organized list of instruction that make the computer do certain things. Microsoft Word is an example.
- 20. Temporary storage for a web page. Remembers instructions when you go to a website.