Computer Hardware Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mouse : device with one or more buttons that can be moved on a flat surface to control the cursor
• firmware : circuitry and software that hold instructions for initializing the hardware and loading the main os
• control unit : fetches each instruction from the list directed by the program being run
• peripheral devices : attached devices that are not critical to computer operation
• ui : means by which the user enters data and receives feedback
• rom : memory that can not be changed
• ocr : software that can be used with image scanners to digitize text so the computer understands it as text characters
• operating system : software that manages all of the devices, as well as locates and provides instructions to the cpu
• memory : part of the computer that stores information for immediate processing
• clock speed : speed rating of a cpu
• ram : memory that can be changed
• keyboard : device for inputting textual and numeric data
• hardware : physical components of the computer
• computer system : computer with its attached devices
• motherboard : connects all of the hardware in the computer
• monitor : device that provides a display for output
• booting : describes the use of a small program to get the computer running and the os loaded
• server : stores data and responds when requested by other computers in the network
• cpu : device that fetches coded instructions, decodes them, and then runs or executes them
• storage : where data is kept by the computer so the information can be viewed, played, or otherwise used