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Chapter 1 - Introduction Flashcards

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The physical computer and peripheral devices are collectively called as the term.

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Hardware

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To tell a computer, in minute detail, the sequence of steps that are needed to fulfill a task.

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Computer program

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The programs the computer executes are called…

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Software

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The act of designing and implementing computer programs is referred to as

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Programming

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…execute very basic instructions in rapid succession.

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Computers

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The heart of the computer. It performs program control and data processing.

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CPU (central processing unit)

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… made from memory chips: electronic circuits that can store data, provided they are supplied with electric power.

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Primary storage

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…provides slower and less expensive storage that persists without electricity.

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Secondary storage

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8
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A form of secondary storage.

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Hard disk

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An interconnected system of computers and other devices.

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Networks

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A programming language that provides an abstract view of a computer and allows programmers to focus on their problem domain.

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High-level programming language

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A program that translates code in a high-level language (such as Java) to machine instructions (such as bytecode for the Java virtual machine).

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Compiler

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A graphical Java program that executes inside a web browser or applet viewer.

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Applet

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A set of precompiled classes that can be included in programs.

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Library

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A program that simulates a CPU that can be implemented efficiently on a variety of actual machines. A given program in Java bytecode can be executed by any Java virtual machine, regardless of which CPU is used to run the virtual machine itself.

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(Java) Virtual machine

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Where you can write and test your programs.

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Integrated development environment

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A program for writing and modifying text files.

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Editor

17
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Distinguishing upper- and lowercase characters.

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Case sensitive

18
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Instructions in a programming language that need to be translated before before execution on a computer.

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Source code

19
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A sequence of bytes that is stored on disk.

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File

20
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like definition of Directory

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Folder

21
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A structure on a disk that can hold files or other directories; also called a folder.

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Directory

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A programmer-defined data type.

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Class

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A sequence of statements that has a name, may have parameter variables, and may return a value. A method can be invoked any number of times, with different values for its parameter variables.

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Method

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A value supplied in a method call, or one of the values combined by an operator.

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Argument

25
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A sequence of characters.

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String

26
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An error that is detected when the program is compiled.

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Compile-time error

27
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An error in a syntactically correct program that causes it to act differently from its specification.

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Run-time error

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A class that signals a condition that prevents the program from continuing normally. When such a condition occurs, an object of the exception class is thrown.

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Exception

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A high-level description of the actions of a program or algorithm, using a mixture of English and informal programming language syntax.

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Pseudocode

30
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A type of sequence that is used when there are precise instructions for what to do at each step and where to go next.

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unambiguous

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A type of sequence that is used where it can be carried out in practice.

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executable

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A step where the type such where it will eventually come to an end.

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terminating

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A sequence of steps where it is unambiguous, executable, and terminating.

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Algorithm

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