The Internet (Inventions that Changed the World): Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from The Internet (Inventions that Changed the World) by Sara Green. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 3. a way for a computer to connect to a computer network using radio waves instead of wires
  • 5. people who use the Internet to commit crimes
  • 7. computer programs that perform special functions
  • 8. from a distance
  • 9. a high-speed electronic network that carries more than one type of communication
  • 11. programs used to access the World Wide Web
  • 12. places where people can access the Internet through wireless connections

Down

  • 1. computers that move information between computer networks using the shortest paths possible
  • 2. happening through use of the Internet rather than in the physical world
  • 4. devices that send and receive computer information over telephone lines, cables, or satellite connections
  • 6. people who use the Internet to bully others
  • 10. groups of connected computers that operate together

Word Bank

apps
broadband
browsers
cyberbullies
hotspot
modems
networks
remotely
routers
cybercriminals
virtual
wi-fi