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BIOS	boot	card
CD	CD-ROM	data
disk	disk drive	DVD
input	keyboard	LED
modem	monitor	motherboard
NIC	output	PCI
port	power supply	printer
processor	QWERTY	shut down
speaker		tower

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Across: 2. The command from the Special menu that shuts down the computer safely 4. the video display of a computer 5. Short for Basic Input/Output System; a chip located on all computer motherboards that contains instructions and setup 7. One of the main input devices used by computers; primary text input device 8. A hardware device that accepts text and graphic output from a computer and transfers the information to paper 12. physical arrangement in a computer that contains the computer's basic circuitry and components 13. a connection socket, or jack 16. the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer 17. the information produced by a computer 20. Short for Network Interface Card; printed circuit board containing the necessary hardware used to connect a computer to a network 22. A hardware device connected to a computers sound card that output's any sound file 23. Short for either Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc; used for storing and viewing movies and other data 24. information that has been translated into a form that is more convenient to move or process

Down: 1. key arrangement was devised by Christopher Latham Sholes 3. the machinery that writes the data from a disk and/or writes data to a disk 4. a device that enables computers to communicate over phone lines 6. Housing method where the components of a computer are staked vertically in an upright case 9. the electrical supply used to power the components within the computer 10. Short for Compact Disc Read Only Memory 11. information fed into a data processing system or computer 14. a semiconductor diode that emits light when a voltage is applied to it and that is used in an electronic display 15. To power on a computer causing it to load the Operating System or other platform 18. Peripheral Component Interconnect; an interconnection system between a microprocessor and attached devices 19. a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer 21. Short for Compact Disc; a flat round storage medium that is read by a laser