Hardware Vocabulary

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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

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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

 

 


by: Casey Jo Burrus
Last Updated:
December 28, 2013
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