General Computer Literacy

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A small piece or quantity of something (3)
  2. 2. The part of a computer that does most of the data processing (3)
  3. 3. A line or route along which something travels or moves (5)
  4. 7. Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed (3)
  5. 8. A computer component or system that stores data for use. (6)
  6. 10. A system of projects or services intended to meet a public need (7)
  7. 13. Confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of ___ evidence (13)
  8. 14. A memory device consisting of a flat ___ covered with a magnetic coating on which information is (4)

Down

  1. 1. An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH (6)
  2. 4. Indicator consisting of a movable spot of light on a visual display (6)
  3. 5. The right to enter (6)
  4. 6. A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes (8)
  5. 7. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while (3)
  6. 9. Signal that comes out of an electronic system (6)
  7. 11. Signal going into an electronic system (5)
  8. 12. Food or meals in general (5)