Information Technology – Crossword Puzzle

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IT Crossword Clues
Across

2. Vital software for viewing Internet sites (7).

7. Anything that connects to your PC in whatever way, such as the hard disk or graphics card
(6).
9. What your computer calls any letter, number, or symbol that appears on the screen (9).
12. 1,048,576 bytes (8).
13. A small picture or symbol representing a computer hardware function or component (4).
14. A type of Internet web site that’s a closed community protected by a password and/or
firewalls (8).
16. Data or text altered to become meaningless (10).
18. Network maintained by a company that is only available to its staff or authorised users (8).
19. The program a personal computer uses to get the computer system started after you turn it
on (4).
20. Connected (6).
22. A basic desktop database package, part of Microsoft Office (6).
23. Acrobat reader is essential (3).
24. A computer display device (7).
25. Type of camera, records pictures electronically rather than using film (7).
27. Find information (6).
29. A group of eight bits that represent a character or number (4).
30. What your eyes should be with the top of the screen (5).
32. The smallest unit of data in a computer - there are 8 of these in a byte (3).
34. Antonym for downloading (9).
37. A type of printer that forms letters on the page by shooting tiny electrically charged droplets
of ink (6).
38. Important regulations (3).
41. Not connected (7).
42. Like our nervous system (3).
44. Very useful for assignments (4).
45. A type of disk on which a laser has digitally recorded information such as audio, video, or
computer data (7).
47. First page (or main contents page) of a web site (8).
49. The physical components of the computer system (8).
50. A printer that uses both laser and photographic technology to produce high quality output
(5).
52. Topic-specific discussion group, users leave messages for others to read and reply to (9).
54. Your key to success, can be musical (8).
59. A software program such as a word processor, spreadsheet, web browser, or even a game,
that is designed for a specific purpose (11).
63. Two or more computers connected to each other (7).
65. Unique identity (8).
68. Mobile but not furry (5).
70. Shortcuts to sites that you visit regularly (10).
72. The programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do (8).
74. Electronic, not through the letterbox (4).
75. Click on this to stop (5).
77. Aimless exploration (7).

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1. Vital if the data is important (4).

3. Try before you buy (9).
4. Transmission over a wire that can carry multiple signals at once (9).
5. The Netscape Navigator name for Favourites (9).
6. A security measure for checking a user’s identity (14).
8. This type of message is disappointing (5).
10. Some of your computer’s memory set aside to temporarily store copied or cut information
(9).
11. This device allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line (5).
15. Copying files to your computer from another computer (11).
17. Widely used for presentations (10).
19. Nineteenth-century mathematician gave his name to this process of narrowing or expanding
a search (7).
21. What your PC does when you switch it on (6).
26. Global network of computers, all linked together and able to exchange information (8).
28. Can create havoc if so minded (6).
31. Do this to stop others accessing your data (6).
33. Small program that can cause big problems (5).
34. Do this to a compressed file (5).
35. Staring you in the face, twice (7).
36. One of the few words you can type using letters on the upper row (10).
39. This type of device is used to pass information into the computer (5).
40. Without this most devices will not work (6).
43. Username and password needed for this (5).
46. Worth trying when you get stuck (8).
48. Files included with a message to be sent by email or to a newsgroup (11).
51. Good for producing charts and graphs (5).
53. This type of device receives and displays information coming from the computer (6).
55. An image made out of bits and bytes (6).
56. High-capacity CD-ROM disk that can store up to 17Gb of data (3).
57. List of frequently asked questions plus their answers (3).
58. Letters and numbers (12).
60. Try CTRL-ALT-DEL when this happens (5).
61. Only do this if you don't want a file (6).
62. Don't do this if you need the data (6).
64. Approximately a billion bytes (8).
66. Little pictures (usually faces) made out of typed characters and viewed sideways-on, such
as :-) meaning Happy (9).
67. Now associated with poor design (6).
69. System or software utility designed to stop unauthorised access to a private network (8).
71. Unique ‘address’ of a file on the Internet (3).
73. The computer's working memory (3).
76. Your keyboard or mouse could cause this (3).

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IT Crossword Answers
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S
2 3 4
B R O W S E R A B
5 6 7 8
H V B R A D E V I C E
9
C H A R A C T E R O O U R
10
C R O A T R
11 12
L M M E G A B Y T E K D H O
13 14
I C O N W M B E X T R A N E T
15
P D A D A A N
16 17 18
B E N C R Y P T I O N I N T R A N E T
O M E O W K D I
19
A W N B I O S C
20 21 22
R O N L I N E L B O A C C E S S
23 24
P D F R M O N I T O R O T
25 26
P A O L D I G I T A L
27 28 29 30 31
S E A R C H O D B Y T E L E V E L N O L
32
A I B I T U A T N O
33 34 35 36
V C N N U P L O A D I N G E G T
37
I N K J E T G N E R O Y
38 39
R E Z D S E I N F P
40 41
U R I K N E D O F F L I N E
42
S P T C P U T R W
43 44
L O U I W O R D
45
C O M P A C T V I
46
G E H T
47 48 49
H O M E P A G E H A R D W A R E E
50 51
N T L A S E R
52
T N E W S G R O U P X
53 54 55 56
O K E Y B O A R D D C
57 58
F A U I C V E E
59 60 61 62
A P P L I C A T I O N T H D D F S L
63
Q P R P M M N E T W O R K
64 65 66 67
G H A U S E R N A M E E L R Q
68 69
I A S T P N M O U S E M F W
70 71
G N H T O T F A V O U R I T E S
72 73
A U S O F T W A R E T R R R
B M I A L E T
74
Y E C E M A I L W Y
75 76
S T A R T R O A
77
E I S U R F I N G L
C I S L
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Eddie Newall
ITxword
September 2007