Issues in Technology Crossword: Is AI using too much power? and more (Part 1 of 2)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 3. A network with no encryption, letting attackers intercept the data sent across it. Word 1 of: _________ Wi-Fi (9)
- 4. How much storage a ______ needs, based on how much data (text, image, audio) it contains. Word 1 of: ____ ____ (4)
- 6. A tiny square of colour that images are built from, stored as RGB numbers in binary. (5)
- 8. Word 1 of the term in 2 Down: _________ ____ (9)
- 9. Word 2 of the term in 4 Across: ____ ____ (4)
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- 1. AI learns patterns from large amounts of training data, then uses those patterns to make predictions or generate content. Word 1 of: _______ ________ (7)
- 2. A number assigned to a letter or symbol so a computer can store and display it. Word 2 of: _________ ____ (4)
- 3. The large amount of electricity and water needed to train and run AI models in data centres. Word 3 of: AI energy ___ (3)
- 5. Word 2 of the term in 1 Down: _______ ________ (8)
- 7. A small chunk of data, labelled with an address, sent across a network and reassembled at its destination. (6)
Answer Key
Issues in Technology · Part 1 of 2
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3UNSECURED — A network with no encryption, letting attackers intercept the data sent across it. Word 1 of: _________ Wi-Fi
4FILE — How much storage a ______ needs, based on how much data (text, image, audio) it contains. Word 1 of: ____ ____
6PIXEL — A tiny square of colour that images are built from, stored as RGB numbers in binary.
8CHARACTER — Word 1 of the term in 2 Down: _________ ____
9SIZE — Word 2 of the term in 4 Across: ____ ____
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1MACHINE — AI learns patterns from large amounts of training data, then uses those patterns to make predictions or generate content. Word 1 of: _______ ________
2CODE — A number assigned to a letter or symbol so a computer can store and display it. Word 2 of: _________ ____
3USE — The large amount of electricity and water needed to train and run AI models in data centres. Word 3 of: AI energy ___
5LEARNING — Word 2 of the term in 1 Down: _______ ________
7PACKET — A small chunk of data, labelled with an address, sent across a network and reassembled at its destination.