Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Inside digital systems (Modules 1–10)
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Crossword
Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 2. A combination of hardware and software that inputs, processes, stores and outputs data for a purpose, such as a laptop, tablet, smart speaker or games console. Word 1 of: _______ ______ (7)
- 5. Word 2 of the term in 3 Down: _____, _______, _____, ______ (7)
- 7. The set of instructions, or programs, that tells hardware what to do. You cannot touch it, and it needs hardware to run. Apps are one kind. (8)
- 9. A piece of hardware, like a keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera, scanner, sensor or touchscreen, that sends data into a digital system. Word 2 of: _____ ______ (6)
- 10. Word 3 of the term in 3 Down: _____, _______, _____, ______ (5)
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- 1. The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch, such as a keyboard, screen or CPU. ______ needs software to tell it what to do. (8)
- 3. A digital system takes in data (______), works on it (______), keeps it (______) and shows a result (______). Word 1 of: _____, _______, _____, ______ (5)
- 4. Hardware that keeps data permanently, even when the power is off. Examples are a hard disk drive, solid state drive and USB flash drive, which differ in ______ capacity. Word 1 of: _______ ______ (7)
- 6. Word 2 of the term in 2 Across: _______ ______ (6)
- 8. Word 4 of the term in 3 Down: _____, _______, _____, ______ (6)
Answer Key
Years 5–6 Digital Systems · Modules 1–10
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2DIGITAL — A combination of hardware and software that inputs, processes, stores and outputs data for a purpose, such as a laptop, tablet, smart speaker or games console. Word 1 of: _______ ______
5PROCESS — Word 2 of the term in 3 Down: _____, _______, _____, ______
7SOFTWARE — The set of instructions, or programs, that tells hardware what to do. You cannot touch it, and it needs hardware to run. Apps are one kind.
9DEVICE — A piece of hardware, like a keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera, scanner, sensor or touchscreen, that sends data into a digital system. Word 2 of: _____ ______
10STORE — Word 3 of the term in 3 Down: _____, _______, _____, ______
Down
1HARDWARE — The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch, such as a keyboard, screen or CPU. ______ needs software to tell it what to do.
3INPUT — A digital system takes in data (______), works on it (______), keeps it (______) and shows a result (______). Word 1 of: _____, _______, _____, ______
4STORAGE — Hardware that keeps data permanently, even when the power is off. Examples are a hard disk drive, solid state drive and USB flash drive, which differ in ______ capacity. Word 1 of: _______ ______
6SYSTEM — Word 2 of the term in 2 Across: _______ ______
8OUTPUT — Word 4 of the term in 3 Down: _____, _______, _____, ______