Zain's Unit 1: What is Computing?

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Across
  1. 4. The devices used by computers to send and receive information from each other
  2. 6. An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
  3. 8. Equal to 8 bits which allow for 256 possible values
  4. 9. The protocol used to encode text, agreed upon by all machines
  5. 10. The type of storage that includes your RAM (Random Access Memory) and your ROM (Read Only Memory)
  6. 11. A number system with a base of 6
  7. 12. The type of storage that includes your CDs, USBs, hard drives, and floppy disks
  8. 13. The heart of the computer which connects input, output, and storage as well as where the processor and the memory are located
  9. 15. A binary number
  10. 16. The brain of the computer which is responsible for carrying out the instructions of a program
Down
  1. 1. The programs that run on your computer
  2. 2. The software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals
  3. 3. The electronic storage space where a computer holds data and instructions for immediate use by the CPU
  4. 5. Data or signals received from the outside world, such as from a keyboard or mouse, to be processed by the computer
  5. 7. The physical parts of a computer
  6. 8. The language computers understand instructions written in, and has a base of two
  7. 14. The result of the computer's processing, presented in a human-readable format through devices like a monitor or printer