Across
- 3. The speed of cpu
- 4. temporary storage location that holds frequently used data to speed up access
- 7. feches the instruction (2 words)
- 9. a system that uses only two states, typically represented as 0 and 1, to express information
- 10. an electronic pathway that connects different components, like the CPU, memory, and peripherals, allowing them to transfer data, addresses, and control signals
- 12. a unit of digital information storage equal to about one billion bytes
- 15. a computer hardware component that reads and writes data on optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays using a laser(2 words)
Down
- 1. to record information on an official list or record
- 2. The motherboard is _____ colored board
- 5. a standard code that assigns a unique number to each English letter,
- 6. a fundamental digital circuit within a computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic and logical operations
- 8. a unit of digital storage equal to approximately one trillion bytes
- 9. the firmware on a computer's motherboard that starts the computer up and helps the operating system communicate with the hardware
- 11. a small piece of something, a short amount of time, or the smallest unit of information in computing, representing a choice between two possibilities (like on/off, or 0/1)
- 13. a unit of digital information that is made up of eight bits, which are binary digits of either 0 or 1
- 14. the rate at which a computer's processor executes instructions, measured in cycles per second(2 words)