Computer Hardware Crossword Puzzle

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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

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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