Unit 1: All About the Computer

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Across
  1. 2. A measure of computer data storage capacity that is roughly equivalent to 1 billion bytes
  2. 5. A collection of data, such as, text, graphics, or other types of media such as audio or video clips stored in a place that saves its and organizes it
  3. 6. Information a user enters into a computer
  4. 7. Read-only memory; Permanent information stored on a computer
  5. 8. An external hardware device responsible for taking computer data and generating a hard copy of that data
  6. 9. Random-access memory; Temporary information a computer uses only when working on a particular file
  7. 12. The building block for all information that flows through a computer.
  8. 13. Central Processing Unit; The brains of the computer where most calculations take place
  9. 15. This can be divided into two general classes: systems software and applications software; also called end-user program, it includes such things as database programs, word processors, Web browsers and spreadsheets
  10. 16. A software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize or maintain a computer
  11. 18. A hand-held device that is moved about on a flat surface to direct the cursor on a computer for activating computer functions
  12. 20. The enclosure for all other main interior components of a computer
  13. 21. A hardware device consisting of a number of mechanical buttons which the user presses to input characters to a computer
Down
  1. 1. An electrical device used to make sound or music louder
  2. 3. A type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs
  3. 4. A display screen used to provide visual output form a computer, cable box, video camera, VCR or other video generating device
  4. 10. Information a computer delivers back to a user
  5. 11. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,048,576 (220) bytes
  6. 14. A popular type of network cable used for high-speed connections between two devices such as computers and routers on IP networks
  7. 17. Short for modulator-demodulator, a device program that enables a computer to transmit data over
  8. 19. A document/file container that provides limited disk space for campus faculty, staff, and students