Across
- 1. - synchronize the operations of the CPU and other components.
- 5. - commonly used data is stored to be sent to the register
- 7. - a microscopic electronic switch
- 9. -the outer shell or enclosure
- 10. -the main circuit board in a computer that connects everythin
- 12. - base-2 number system used by computers
- 14. - a computer's primary storage device
- 15. - gets the instructions
Down
- 2. - fundamental software that manages a computer's hardware and software resources
- 3. - smallest unit of data in computing
- 4. - component that transfers heat from a hot computer part to the surrounding air to prevent overheating
- 6. - a unit of digital information
- 8. - a computer's short-term, "working" memory
- 11. - reads and/or writes data on optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs using a laser
- 13. -"traffic cop"
- 16. - the "brain"