An Overview of Computers and Programming Flashcards
Combination of all the components required to process and store using a computer
Computer system
Equipment associated with a computer
Hardware
Computer Instructions
Software
such as word processing,
spreadsheets, payroll and inventory, even games
Application software
such as operating systems like Windows, Linux, or UNIX
System software
Data items such as text, numbers, images, and sound
Input
Calculations and comparisons performed by
CPU (processing)
Used to write computer instructions
Programming language
Resulting information that is sent to a printer,
a monitor, or storage devices after processing
Output
rules governing word usage and punctuation
Syntax
Computer’s temporary, internal storage –
Random access memory (RAM)
Permanent storage devices
nonvolitile memory
lost when the power is off (memory
volatile memory
Translates source code into machine language (binary
language) statements called object code
Compiler/Interpreter
is the process of finding and correcting program errors
Debugging
