Across
- 1. computer or system that provides resources, data, services, or programs to other computers (called clients) over a network
- 4. type of computer memory that stores permanent data and instructions, which can be accessed but not modified, and is essential for booting up a computer and running basic functions.
- 8. Propertycreations of the mind, like inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols, names, and images used in commerce, protected by law through patents, copyright, and trademarks
- 10. Office of Strategic Services
- 11. the computer's short-term, volatile memory where the operating system, applications, and data currently being used are stored, allowing the CPU to access them quickly
Down
- 2. the process of converting data into an unreadable format (ciphertext) using a secret key, ensuring only those with the key can decrypt it back to its original form (plaintext), thus protecting sensitive information
- 3. is physical software
- 5. creations of the mind, like inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols, names, and images used in commerce, protected by law through patents, copyright, and trademarks
- 6. regularly updated website or webpage where individuals or organizations post articles, often in a conversational style, and in reverse chronological order
- 7. a hierarchical distributed naming system that translates human-readable domain names (like "www.example.com") into IP addresses (like "192.0.2.1") that computers use to communicate.
- 9. Central main processor