Chapter 1 Vocab

Question 0

Assembly language

Answer 0

A computer language that allows the programmer to express operations and memory addresses with mnemonic symbols

Question 1

application software

Answer 1

Programs that allow human users to accomplish specialized tasks, such as with processing or database management

Question 2

Auxiliary input/output (I/O)

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Examples: printers and scanners

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Auxiliary storage device

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A medium external to primary memory, such as a disk or flash stick, which can store data.

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Bit/Binary digit

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(1) A binary digit
(2) A digit, either zero or one, in the binary number system. Program instructions are stored in memory using a sequence of binary digits.

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Central processing unit (CPU)

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A major hardware component that consists of the arithmetic/logic unit and the control unit

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Hardware

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The computing machine and it’s support devices

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Information hiding

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A condition in which the user of a module does not know the details of how it is implemented, and implementer of a module does not know the details of how it is used

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Instance variables

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Storage for data in an instance of a class

Question 9

Internal memory

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A synonym for primary memory or random access memory (RAM)

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Machine language

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The language used directly by the computer in all it’s calculations and processing

Question 11

Network connection

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Object–oriented programming

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The construction of software systems that use objects

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Primary memory

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The high–speed internal memory of a computer, also referred to as random access memory (RAM)

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RAM (Random access memory)

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In which the time required to access data is independent of their position

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Secondary memory

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An auxiliary device for memory, usually a disk or magnetic tape

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Software

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Programs that make the machine (the hardware) do something, such as word processing, database management, or games.

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Software development lifecycle (SDLC)

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The process of development, maintenance, and demise of a software system. Phases include analysis, design, coding, testing/verification, maintenance, and obsolescence

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System software

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The programs that allow users to write and execute other programs, including operating systems such as Windows and Mac OS

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Ubiquitous computing

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A situation in which computational resources are accessible to people no matter where they are

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User interface

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Software that enables human users to interact with a program

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Waterfall model

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A series of steps in which a software system trickles down from analysis to design to implementation

Question 22

Byte

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A sequence of bits used to encode a character in memory