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Question 1

source code

Answer 1

• Source program
• written in high level language
• consists of preprocessor directives and program statements

Question 2

Preprocessor

Answer 2

• program that processes statements in a C++ program that begins with #
• program that carries out preprocessor directives

Question 3

loader

Answer 3

program that loads an executable program into main memory

Question 4

linker

Answer 4

program that combines object program with other programs in the library and used in the program to create executable code

Question 5

library

Answer 5

includes prewritten code

Question 6

KB

Answer 6

kilobyte (1024 or 2^10 bytes)

Question 7

input device

Answer 7

device that feeds data into the computer

Question 8

high level language

Answer 8

programming language that is similar to natural speaking languages

Question 9

digital signal

Answer 9

represents information with a sequence of 1’s and 0’s

Question 10

decimal system

Answer 10

base 10, number system used in daily life

Question 11

compiler

Answer 11

program that translates high level language into machine language

Question 12

CPU

Answer 12

• Central Processing Unit
• brain of the computer
• most expensive part of the computer

Question 13

Byte

Answer 13

sequence of 8 bits

Question 14

Build

Answer 14

• rebuild

- command that does the linking on Visual C++ and Visual Studio.NET

Question 15

Bit

Answer 15

binary digit 1 or 0

Question 16

Binary digit

Answer 16

1 or 0 (bit)

Question 17

binary code

Answer 17

sequence of 1’s and 0’s (binary number)

Question 18

binary

Answer 18

• base 2

- number system used by computers

Question 19

Assembler

Answer 19

program that translates a program Written in assembly language into an equivalent program in machine language

Question 20

Application program

Answer 20

software program that performs a specific task

Question 21

analog sygnal

Answer 21

continuous wave form used to represent sound

Question 22

ASCII

Answer 22

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• most commonly used in an encoding scheme
• used on personal computers
• 7bits to represent 128 characters

Question 23

algorithm

Answer 23

step by step problem solving process in which solution is found in a finite amount of time

Question 24

Address (of a cell)

Answer 24

unique location in main memory for each cell

Question 25

machine language

Answer 25

• sequence of 1’s and 0’s

- the language of the computer

Question 26

memory cells

Answer 26

ordered sequence of cells in main memory

Question 27

main memory

Answer 27

memory that is directly connected to the CPU

Question 28

mnemonic

Answer 28

instruction in an easy to remember form

Question 29

object program

Answer 29

machine language version of the high level language program

Question 30

object oriented design (OOD)

Answer 30

program methodology that identifies components called objects, which form basis of the solution to a problem

Question 31

object oriented programming (OOP)

Answer 31

programming language that implements OOD

Question 32

operating system

Answer 32

monitors the overall activity of the computer and provides services

Question 33

output device

Answer 33

device that the computer uses to display results

Question 34

Random access memory

Answer 34

(RAM)

memory directly connected to the CPU

Question 35

secondary storage

Answer 35

device that stores information permanently

Question 36

structured design

Answer 36

act of dividing a problem into subproblems

- top down, bottom up, stepwise refinement, and modular progamming

Question 37

structured programming

Answer 37

process of implementing a structured design

Question 38

system program

Answer 38

program that controls the computer