Across
- 1. fundamental building block of digital circuits that performs a Boolean function is ___(2 words)
- 3. The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle is the fundamental process a CPU uses to execute an instruction by repeating three stages: ___ the instruction from memory, decoding it to understand what to do, and executing the instruction to perform the required action
- 5. The ___ for how the CPU finds the hard drive when it first starts up are found on BIOS
- 6. A hard drive is a hardware device used to ___ digital data on computers and other electronic devices
- 8. the wiring that connects all the parts of the computer.
- 9. a fundamental digital circuit within a computer's ___ that performs arithmetic and logical operations
- 10. What is the name of the vibrating piece of quartz that sends pulses of electricity to the CPU?
- 11. the smallest unit of data in computing
- 12. A RAM computer's ___, high-speed "working memory" that temporarily stores data for programs and applications that are currently in use (2 words)
- 14. All English characters are given decimal numbers up to 255. This is known as ___
Down
- 2. a hardware component that creates and outputs images, videos, and animations to your computer's monitor is ___(2 words)
- 4. ___ is a high-speed storage layer that stores frequently accessed data to speed up future requests
- 6. A storage device containing nonvolatile flash memory, used in place of a hard disk because of its much greater speed.
- 7. a hardware component that reads and writes data to and from optical discs (2 words)
- 13. a cooling device that absorbs heat from an electronic component(2 words)