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Across

1. A digital wallet that allows users to make transactions using their smartphones.

2. The difference in technology availability, infrastructure, and knowledge.

3. Narrow concentric circle on the surface of a disk where data is magnetically stored.

4. A combination of public and private cloud infrastructures, providing a balance of security and scalability.

5. Technique of storing duplicates of data to ensure that it is not lost in case of failure or damage to the original data.

6. A payment card that can make transactions by simply tapping it near a payment terminal.

7. An input device consisting of keys used for typing and interacting with a computer.

8. The amount of memory available for storing data, programs, and processes.

9. A visual representation of keyframes and animations in a sequential order.

10. A type of keyboard that uses a pressure pad to register key presses, typically quieter and less expensive.

11. Connectors on a motherboard that provide power to various components, including the CPU, graphics card, and storage devices.

Down

12. The main circuit board that houses the CPU, memory, and other components, allowing communication between them.

13. A type of non-writeable computer memory that retains its contents even when the power is turned off.

14. A widely-held but oversimplified and generalized belief or idea about women in the tech industry.

15. Computer-aided design software used for creating, modifying, analyzing, or optimizing designs.

16. Memory management is a process of efficiently allocating and deallocating memory in an operating system to optimize overall system performance.

17. A high-performance personal computer designed for technical or scientific applications, typically featuring powerful CPU and large amounts of RAM.

18. Electronic components made of interconnected semiconductor devices on a single chip.

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