| DESKTOP | Screen area of a computer (7) |
| WALLABY | Screen area near Australian animal (7) |
| MENUBAR | Screen area with File, Edit, View, etc. |
| MOTHERBOARD | Maternal area of a computer? (11) |
| ADDRESS | Formal speech; direction of a letter or an email; or, a unique number that identifies the location of a computer's data (7) |
| WINDOW | Framed on-screen area |
| PATCHED | Of a computer program, corrected or improved by adding a small set of instructions |
| PROGRAM | Series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer (7) |
| NUMEROS | ___ keypad, section on the right of a computer keyboard (7) |
| MESSAGE | So, are mergers prepared for report of a computer problem? (5,7) |
| NUMERIC | ____ keypad, palm-sized section on the far right side of a computer keyboard (7) |
| OPERAND | Object of a computer instruction |
| OPERATE | Object of a computer instruction |
| RUNTIME | The execution period of a computer program |
| HOTSWAP | Replacement of a computer part without powering down |
| INBOARD | Incorporated into the main circuit board of a computer (2-5) |
| CORE | Centre of Earth or of an apple, pear or quince; magnetic memory of a computer; or, the positively charged nucleus of an atom (4) |
| SOFTWARE | Instructions that tell a computer what to do. It comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system. (8) |
| CRASH | Word for a car collision; economic collapse; a complete breakdown of a computer; or, a coarse linen (5) |
| SERVER | Part of a computer network, or a person assisting a priest during communion (6) |
