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Issue #218 September 2008

Across
2. 10³
7. Built-in software on a cell phone that enables you to access special Internet sites
9. A pulse used for timing and synchronization
12. 1/1,000 inch
15. 280
16. A quick way of sharing new content, such as news headlines or podcasts, to web sites and software
18. Someone who owns a copyright
19. A system that examines fingerprints or retinas for security purposes
21. A standard used to assess a computer program’s performance
Down
1. A system with one sound channel
3. A template for a blog, web site, or software
4. Binary large object
5. Software designed to prevent the unauthorized duplication of audio or video files
6. Motherboard
8. H
10. Circuit-controlled switch
11. CD writer
13. Altered version of an audio signal caused by a change in the waveform of the initial signal
14. A piece of wire used for finishing a circuit
17. The first American woman (b. 1951) to enter outer space
20. The second stage of testing, where a piece of software is released to a limited number of customers
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