CSCI 1301 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Update
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CSCI 1301
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CSCI 1301
CSCI 1301 Final Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Correct | Latest Update
computer systems - consist of hardware and software
program - a set of instructions for the computer to carry out
software - all the different kinds of programs used to give instructions to
the computer
CPU (processor) - ...
computer systems - ✔✔consist of hardware and software
program - ✔✔a set of instructions for the computer to carry out
software - ✔✔all the different kinds of programs used to give instructions to
the computer
CPU (processor) - ✔✔the device inside your computer that follows a
program's instructions
memory - ✔✔holds data for the computer to process, and holds the result
of the computer's intermediate calculations
main memory (RAM) - ✔✔volatile memory that holds the current program
and much of the data that the program is manipulating; 100,000x faster
than auxiliary memory;
auxiliary memory (secondary memory) - ✔✔non-volatile memory that
continues to exist when the computer's power is off.
byte - ✔✔the smallest addressable unit of memory; consists of 8 bits
, memory location - ✔✔the address of adjacent bytes
operating system - ✔✔a supervisory program that oversees the entire
operation of the computer
high-level languages - ✔✔must be translated into a language that the
computer hardware can understand; typically easy to understand and write;
(ex: Java)
machine language - ✔✔the language that the computer can directly
understand
assembly language - ✔✔a symbolic form of machine language that is
easier for people to read
low-level languages - ✔✔only needs minor translation before it can be run
on the computer
compiler - ✔✔a program that translates a high-level language to a low-level
language;
Java compiler - ✔✔translates the Java language (high-level) into Java
bytecode (low-level)
Java bytecode - ✔✔a 'machine language' for a hypothetical virtual
computer known as the Java Virtual Machine
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