Computer Systems Terms Crossword Puzzle

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• binary : the number system used by computers which uses os and 1s
• floating point : a type of number used in computer programming that is used to represent real numbers with a high degree of precision
• mantissa : the part of a floating point number which represents the significant digits of a number
• exponent : the part of a floating point number which defines where the decimal point should be placed
• alu : the part of the processor that carries out calculations and decisions
• registers : the part of the processor that temporarily stores data
• control unit : the part of the processor that decides the order of instructions to run
• data bus : the communications channel that carries information to and from the processor
• address : the type of bus that holds the location of the data
• ram : the type of memory that is lost when a computer is switched off or loses power
• compiler : the type of translator that does all lines of code in a program at once
• interpreter : the type of translator that translates each line of code one at a time
• translator : the umbrella term for programs which convert high level language code into machine code
• ascii : the 5 letter acronym which is used to represent characters in a computer system
• firewall : a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing messages from a computer system based on a set of predefined rules
• encryption : a method of scrambling data into codes so it cannot be read unless you have the key to unscramble the data
• resolution : a factor which will effect the file size and quality of an image by reducing or increasing the number of pixels in the file.