The Anatomy

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Across
  1. 3. motherboard manufacturer installs a basic OS (operating system) in the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) chip
  2. 5. reaches its capacity, the processor redirects the excess data to your hard drive
  3. 6. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor
  4. 8. Port If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the parallel port
  5. 9. is the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions.
  6. 11. Card Motherboards often have integrated sound chips
Down
  1. 1. The motherboard is a large PCB (printed circuit board) that houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
  2. 2. Port Serial ports are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports.
  3. 4. 1394 Current FireWire ports transfer data as fast as 400Mbps (megabits per second).
  4. 7. slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
  5. 8. (power supply unit) isn’t the prettiest component by any means
  6. 10. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers, and PDAs (personal digital assistants) require USB (Universal Serial Bus) connections