Computer Terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A programmer for whom computing is its own reward (6)
  2. 5. The opening ___ of a web site (8)
  3. 8. A computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer (12)
  4. 9. A structure taller than its diameter (5)
  5. 10. A marker placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place (8)
  6. 12. An informal term for a father (3)
  7. 13. Screen that shows what a computer is doing (7)
  8. 14. A protocol to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers (4)
  9. 15. A computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to (6)

Down

  1. 1. Something regarded with special ___ or liking (plural) (9)
  2. 2. Computer ___ that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information (9)
  3. 4. A device that forwards data packets between computer networks (6)
  4. 6. A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group (8)
  5. 7. Small rodent that squeaks, or a computer pointer (5)
  6. 11. Set of keys you type on or play like a piano (8)
  7. 12. Machine that puts words on paper (7)