Basic Computer Terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  2. 4. Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line (5)
  3. 6. Nonperformance of something distasteful that you are supposed to do (6)
  4. 10. Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability (6)
  5. 11. Screen that shows what a computer is doing (7)
  6. 12. Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc (9)
  7. 14. A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes (8)
  8. 15. The act of colliding with something (5)

Down

  1. 2. To come or go into (5)
  2. 3. How loud something is, or how much space it fills (6)
  3. 5. A communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same (7)
  4. 7. A computer component or system that stores data for use. (6)
  5. 8. A program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device (plural) (7)
  6. 9. Machine that puts words on paper (7)
  7. 11. A unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 bytes (8)
  8. 13. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn (4)