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Across 5. Includes the electronic and mechanical devices that process the data; refers to the computer as well as peripheral devices. 9. The main piece of circuitry in a computer. Everything connects to or is wired to the motherboard. 10. An input device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by moving the mouse along the surface of a desk. 12. A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons, manipulated by a mouse. 15. Manipulation of the data in many ways. 16. A computer program that tells the computer how to perform particular tasks. 19. Output device that produces text or graphical images on paper. 21. A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored instructions. 22. Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor. 24. Area of the computer that holds data on a permanent basis when it is not immediately needed for processing. 25. an acronym for "What you see is what you get" 27. Whatever is put into a computer system. 28. Refers to the symbols that represent facts, objects, or ideas.

Down 1. A computer that fits into a pocket, runs on batteries, and is used while holding the unit in your hand. 2. Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output. 3. An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the primary input device to the computer. 4. The results of the computer storing data as bits and bytes; the words, numbers, sounds, and graphics. 6. Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands. 7. A drop down list or table of executable options 8. A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium. 10. Display device that forms an image by converting electrical signals from the computer into points of colored light on the screen. 11. The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel. 13. An image that represents an executable file. 14. An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the primary input device to the computer. 16. They allow your computer to play sounds. 17. Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the computer. 18. Devices that display, print, or transmit the results of processing from the computer’s memory. 20. Set of detailed, step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a problem or carry out a task. 23. It is the most important program that runs on a computer. Computers and mobile devices must have an operating system to run programs. 26. Units that gather information and transform that information it into a series of electronic signals for the computer.