Keywords 3 - Computer Architecture, Languages and Operating Systems

Question 1

Cache Memory

Answer 1

A portion of memory used for high speed storage

Question 2

Register

Answer 2

An inetrnal memory location within the CPU that temporarily holds data and instructions during processing

Question 3

Accumulator

Answer 3

The register that is used for arithmetic and logic calculations

Question 4

Peripheral

Answer 4

A hardware device, used to inputm store or output data from a computer, that is not directly part of a computer itself

Question 5

High Level Language

Answer 5

A programming language that looks like the language humans generally use

Question 6

Low Level Language

Answer 6

A programming language that is closer to the native language of computers

Question 7

Machine Code

Answer 7

A series of binary numbers, madfe up of 0s and 1s

Question 8

Assembly Language

Answer 8

A low-level programming langaue that uses mneumonic codes to create programs

Question 9

Syntax

Answer 9

The structure of language in a computer program

Question 10

Compiler

Answer 10

A computer program that takes a whole computer program written in a high level language and translates it into machine code

Question 11

Interpreter

Answer 11

A computer program that translates a program written in a high level language line by line into machine code

Question 12

Source Code

Answer 12

Code in its text-based form that is yet to be translated into machine code

Question 13

Executable File

Answer 13

A file format that a computer can directly process

Question 14

Mnemonic Codes

Answer 14

Instruction codes used in assembly language

Question 15

Assembler

Answer 15

Converts assembly language into machine code

Question 16

Driver

Answer 16

A oriogram that controls a device, for example, a printer on a keyboard