Across
- 1. Disk the computer's main storage media device that permanently stores all data on the computer.
- 8. spread to other computers by monitoring the floppy drive and copying itself to any floppy diskette that was inserted into the computer. Once a floppy diskette became infected it would infect all other computers that disk was inserted into, each computer that was infected would then infect every floppy diskette inserted into it. A computer that was infected would also display a short poem on every 50th boot.
- 9. a computer storage location that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations within DRAM on a memory module.
- 10. a collection of instructions that enables a user to interact with the computer or have the computer perform specific tasks for them.
- 11. the smallest portion of an image or display that a computer is capable of printing or displaying.
- 12. a video display screen and the hard shell that holds it.
- 13. disk created to help have an alternative to buying hard drives that were extremely expensive at the time and were not thought of as something to be used with a standard computer.
- 15. initially developed by the IPTO with the intention of helping to develop the progress of computing technology by linking the work being done by all the best academic computer centers.
- 17. CD players inside computers that can have speeds in the range from 1x and beyond, and have the capability of playing audio CDs and computer data CDs.
- 18. short for binary digit and is a single unit of information that can have a value of either ON or OFF.
- 20. a hardware device that enables a computer to send and receive information over telephone lines.
- 21. a single item of data within a database or software program
- 22. a hardware input device that allows a user to take an image or text and convert it into a digital file, allowing the computer to read or display the scanned object.
- 24. a hardware device that allows a computer to perform an additional function, but is not something the computer needs in order to work.
- 26. devices that accept data (input), process that data, produces output, and then store (storage) the results.
- 29. a data file made up of rows and columns that are used to sort data and allow a user to manipulate and arrange data easily, commonly numerical data.
- 32. a visual representation on the screen that allows the user to specify where they want the text to be placed.
- 33. or more wires covered in a plastic covering that connects a computer to a power source or other device.
- 34. Wide Web a graphical interface for the Internet that was first introduced to the public on August 6, 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee.
- 36. a device that is physically connected to your computer or something that can be physically touched.
Down
- 1. a language used to create electronic documents, especially pages on the World Wide Web that contain connections called hyperlinks to other pages.
- 2. drive Physical drive capable of holding information or retrieving information.
- 3. A base 2 8-bit number system represented by the numeric values of 0 or 1, also known as ON or OFF, and is the primary language that computers use to communicate.
- 4. is a form of URI and is a standardized naming convention for addressing documents accessible over the Internet or Intranet.
- 5. An operation or procedure that copies data to an alternative location, so it can be recovered if deleted or becomes corrupted.
- 6. equal to 1,048,576 bytes.
- 7. is equal to 1,024 bytes, however is also defined by the IEC as equal to 1,000 bytes.
- 14. by most standards is equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes or 230.
- 15. the process of how the computer boots and loads.
- 16. any physical device capable of storing information temporarily or permanently.
- 17. intersection between a row and a column on a spreadsheet.
- 18. standard created by Bob Bemer and others that is data equal to either 7/8 bits depending if it needs error correction (parity).
- 19. The IC is a package containing many circuits, pathways, transistors, and other electronic components all working together to perform a particular function or a series of functions.
- 23. for handling all instructions it receives from hardware components and software programs running on the computer.
- 24. The computer CPU is responsible for handling all instructions it receives from hardware components and software programs running on the computer.
- 25. software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to use way
- 27. A collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, or various other devices connected to one another allowing for data to be shared and used.
- 28. a small graphic representation of a program or file that, when clicked on, will be run or opened.
- 30. text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals.
- 31. a large quantity of information that can be searched, referenced, compared, changed or otherwise manipulated without a lot of work.
- 35. text-based communication that is live or in real-time.
- 37. A collection of related data contained in one or more files.