CSC 101 Exam Study Guide with
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Machine Language - Answer-Computer programs written in binary (1s and 0s)
Compiler - Answer-A program that translates a high-level language program into machine
code
Assembly Language - Answer-Programs written using mnemonics, which represent ea...
Personal Computer - Answer✔✔-4th generation hardware
Hardware - Answer✔✔-the tangible equipment of a computer (ex: keyboard, mouse, RAM, etc.)
Software - Answer✔✔-bits/rules/instructions that tell a computer what to do
What are some other words for software? - Answer✔✔-program, executable file, executable
What was used prior to a transistor? - Answer✔✔-Vacuum tubes
What are the different types of character codes? - Answer✔✔-ASCII, EBCDIC, and Unicode
What is the highest 8-bit unsigned number? - Answer✔✔-255
How many things can be represented using 8 bits? - Answer✔✔-256
Transistor - Answer✔✔-used for memory construction
Bit - Answer✔✔-Binary digit = transistor
Byte - Answer✔✔-8 bits
Nibble - Answer✔✔-4 bits
Word - Answer✔✔-The computer's data bus size
Bus - Answer✔✔-Electrical paths through which bits travel from one piece of circuitry to
another
Protocol - Answer✔✔-Determines the word size
Analog Signal - Answer✔✔-Information that is continuous
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