Units 6 & 7

Question 1

Sequential Computing

Answer 1

programs run in order, one command at a time

Question 2

Parallel Computing

Answer 2

programs are broken into small pieces, some of which are run simultaneously

Question 3

Distributed Computing

Answer 3

programs are run by multiple devices

Answer 4

the time used to complete a task sequentially divided by the time to complete a task in parallel

Question 5

Library

Answer 5

a group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs

Question 6

API

Answer 6

Application Program Interface - specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used - The documentation for each function in the library

Question 7

Procedural Abstraction

Answer 7

provides a name for a process and allows the procedure (function) to be used only knowing what it does, and not necessarily how it does it

Question 8

Modularity

Answer 8

the subdivision of a computer program into separate subprograms