Course 1 - Module 5 Flashcards
Application software
Application software: Any software created to fulfill a specific need, like a text editor, web browser, or graphics editor
Assembly language
Assembly language: A language that allowed computer scientists to use human readable instructions, assembled into code that the machines could understand
Automation
Automation: It makes processes work automatically
Coding
Coding: Translating one language to another
Compiled programming language
Compiled programming language: A language that uses human readable instructions, then sends them through a compiler
Copyright
Copyright: Used when creating original work
.exe
.exe: A file extension found in Windows for an executable file
Firmware
Firmware: Software that’s permanently stored on a computer component
GIT
GIT: A version control system that helps keep track of changes made to files and directories
Interpreted programming language
Interpreted programming language: A language that isn’t compiled ahead of time
Programming
Programming: Coding in a programming language
Programming language
Programming language: Special languages that software developers use to write instructions for computers to execute
Script
Script: It is run by an interpreter, which interprets the code into CPU instructions just in time to run them
Scripting
Scripting: Coding in a scripting language
Software
Software: The intangible instructions that tell the hardware what to do
