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CROSSWORD: February 2007, Issue 199


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3. MICROCONTROLLER-Computer chip used to run electronic devices
4. DAUGHTERBOARD-A circuit board that attaches to a larger circuit board
7. PSOC-Hint: acronym. Unscramble the following: ONSYSTEMCHIPPROGRAMMABLE
8. LYCOS-An "L" word. Not Google, not Yahoo!, not AltaVista.
13. CORONA-The upper-level of the solar atmosphere known for low densities and high temperatures
14. SIDEBAND-A group of frequencies lower of higher than the transporting frequency
15. FIREFOX-An open-source Internet search browser
17. MINIMA-In math, the lowest point in the domain of a function.
18. YOUTUBE-Started in 2005, this free video-sharing site was purchased in 2006 by Google for approximately $1.65 billion.
19. LOSSY-Causing dissolution of electrical energy

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1. MOORE-His law (1965) regards the number of transistors on the most complex chips.
2. TRADEMARK-TM
5. ACC-Music file extension used by Apple's iPod
6. BACKSLASH-\
9. JUADLAM-An acronym (typically used online) that means to jump around like a common zoo animal
10. CRAWL-To visit numerous web sites (or pubs)
11. FIDELITY-The degree to which, an electronic system correctly reproduces its input
12. VERILOG-A popular description language for hardware
13. CERF-American scientist (1943-present) born in New Haven, CT, who is known for helping develop the 'Net and the TCP/IP protocol. In 2005, Google hired him as a "Chief Internet Evangelist."
16. LIN-Bus system used in automotive networks

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