Across
- 7. is volatile its contents are lost when the power is off
- 8. runs a computer's hardware and application program
- 9. using communication components to exchange information
- 11. operating information used by a computer
- 12. similar to your long-term memory
- 13. stores data when the power is off
- 14. holds everything together
Down
- 1. anything you can see and touch
- 2. where the computer stores the current task being carried out
- 3. where energy or information enters a system
- 4. pumps electricity around the computer
- 5. where all the processes are carried out
- 6. a place where the power or information leaves a system
- 7. like your central nervous system
- 10. performs a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another application