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When a program runs on a computer, the part of the computer that carries out the instructions is called the |
CPU |
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When a program runs on a computer, it is stored in |
RAM |
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At each step of its operation, the input to a Central Processing Unit is |
an instruction |
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RAM, random-access memory, is called that because |
you can pick any two random locations and it will take the same time to access the data |
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When a program is not running, it is stored on a |
disk |
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An operating system allocates resources like _____ to _______ |
memory…..programs that are running |
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Application Software is any software that runs with the |
support of the operating system |
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Monitors, printers, and status lights are all examples of ________ devices |
output |
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Mice, trackpads, keyboards, scanners, and joysticsks are all examples of _______ devices |
input |
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A bit is |
a binary digit, like 0 or 1 |
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Flash drives, CD’s, and external disks are all examples of |
external memory |
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A byte in memory is identified by a unique number called its |
address |
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A programmable language allows us to express |
an algorithm |
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Is HTML a programmable language? |
No |
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The ability of a language to let a programmer develop a program on computer system that can be run on other systems is called |
portability |
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The code that a programmer writes is called |
source code |
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True or False: machine languages can be used to write programs that can run on any macine |
false |
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A compiler translates |
source code into executable code |
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True or False: An algorithm allows ambiguity |
false |
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The rules that govern the correct order and usage of the elements of a language are called the |
syntax |
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Words that have a special meaning in a programming language are called |
key words |
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True or False: Key words are case sensitive |
True |
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True or False: Indentifiers may start with a number |
false |
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A location in memory used for storing data and given a name in a computer program that can be changed is called a |
variable |
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An identifier that cannot be used as a variable name is known as a |
reserved word |
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True or False: int is a reserved word |
true |
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True or False: public is a reserved word |
true |
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True or False: main is a reserved word |
false |
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True or False: static is a reserved word |
true |
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True or False: void is a reserved word |
true |
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The purpose of running a program with different combinations of data is to expose ______ errors and ______ errors. |
run-time……logical |
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In object-oriented programming a class is |
a model or template from which objects are created |
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In object-oriented programming a method is |
code that allows access to an objects attributes or that carries out some other action for the object |
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