14911498
Description
Flashcards by Geraldine Ruiz, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by Geraldine Ruiz
over 6 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| Combination of all the components required to process and store data using a computer. | Computer System |
| The equipment, or the physical devices, associated with a computer. | Hardware |
| Computer instructions that tell the hardware what to do. | Software |
| Comprises all the programs you apply to a task, such as word processing programs, spreadsheets, payroll and inventory programs, and games. | Application software |
| Comprises the programs that you use to manage your computer, including operating systems such as Windows, Linux, or UNIX for larger computers and Google Android and Apple iOS for smartphones. | System software |
| Data items enter the computer system and are placed in memory, where they can be processed. Hardware devices that perform input operations include keyboards and mice. | Input |
| Include all the text, numbers, and other raw material that are entered into and processed by a computer. | Data items |
| May involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them. | Processing |
| Data items have been processed, the resulting information usually is sent to a printer, monitor, or some other output device so people can view, interpret, and use the results | Output |
| Programming professionals often use the term ____ for input items, but use the term ___________ for data that has been processed and output | Data, Information |
| Sometimes you place output on _______ _______, such as your hard drive, flash media, or a cloud-based device. | Storage Devices |
| You write computer instructions in a computer ______ ________ such as Visual Basic, C#, C++, or Java | Programming Languages |
| The instructions you write using a programming language. | Program Code |
| Every programming language has rules governing its word usage and punctuation. These rules are called the language’s ______. Mistakes in a language’s usage are _____ _____. | Syntax, Syntax Errors |
| When you write a program, you usually type its instructions using a keyboard. When you type program instructions, they are stored in _______ _______, which is a computer’s temporary, internal storage. | Computer Memory |
| A form of internal, volatile memory. | Random access memory, or RAM |
| Internal storage is _______ —its contents are lost when the computer is turned off or loses power. | Volatile |
| Permanent storage devices are _______—that is, their contents are persistent and are retained even when power is lost. | Nonvolatile |
| After a computer program is typed using programming language statements and stored in memory, it must be translated to ______ ______ that represents the millions of on/off circuits within the computer. | Machine Language |
| Your programming language statements are called _______ ____, and the translated machine language statements are ______ ____. | Source Code, Object Code |
| Each programming language uses a piece of software, called a _________ or an interpreter, to translate your source code into machine language. | Compiler |
| Machine language is also called ______ ________, and is represented as a series of 0s and 1s. | Binary Language |
| When instructions are carried out, a program ____, or executes. | Runs |
| A program with no syntax errors is translatable and can execute, but it still might contain _______ _______ and produce incorrect output as a result. | Logical Errors |
| A named memory location whose value can vary. | Variable |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.