Computer Terminology

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A digital recording on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set (3)
  2. 4. The part of a computer that does most of the data processing (3)
  3. 5. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  4. 6. A reproduction of a written record (4)
  5. 9. A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record (11)
  6. 12. A typeface with thick heavy lines (4)
  7. 14. Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability (6)
  8. 15. To become a participant (5)

Down

  1. 1. A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit (6)
  2. 2. The area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear (7)
  3. 3. A specific size and style of type within a type family (4)
  4. 7. Any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency (5)
  5. 8. The mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system (8)
  6. 10. To wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information (6)
  7. 11. To prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting (4)
  8. 13. The words of something written (4)