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Issue #202 May 2007
Across
2. TRANSCEIVER—A transmitter and receiver that enables a CPU to connect
to the network
3. FPGA—A semiconductor with programmable logic parts
4. CHECKBOX—A box that users click to make selections
5. HOTSPOT—An area that offers wireless Internet access
6. DEMODULATOR—A circuit used to retrieve information from a signal's
carrier wave
8. DIGERATI—People knowledgeable of all things digital
9. DECODE—To convert encoded data to its original format
11. MARQUEE—Scrolling banner displaying information or advertising
13. OVOID—Shaped like an egg
14. FLICKER—Unwanted constant variation of brightness on a TV
15. BLEED—The portion of an image that extends beyond the printed area
of a page
16. PENTODE—A vacuum tub with five electrodes
17. NEBULA—An accumulation of interstellar dust and gas
Down
1. VARACTOR—A semiconductor whose capacitance varies by depending on the
applied voltage
4. COOLIDGE—American physicist (1873-1975) who invented a cathode tube
that revolutionized X-ray machines. The tube remains the model on which
all X-ray tubes are made. At General Electric, he worked on experiments
that led to the use of tungsten as a filament in light bulbs.
7. OVERTONE—A frequency higher than the fundamental frequency
10. DIGITIZE—To convert an analog signal to a digital signal
12. UUENCODE—A Unix program that transforms binary files into ASCII text
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