Hardware - ANSWER The tangible or physical parts that constitute a computer, as
opposed to the programs that run on it.
Software - ANSWER The programs, operating procedures, and rules, and associated
documentation that define the operation of computer equipment and enable a computer
system to perform a specific task or function. Software is stored in read/write memory
main memory - ANSWER holds current memory, volatile (goes away)
auxiliary memory - ANSWER exists once the computer turns off (hard drive)
input - ANSWER keyboard, mouse, etc.
output - ANSWER monitor, printer, etc.
RAM - ANSWER Random Access Memory - is the main memory, and the hard drive is the
principal
CPU - ANSWER (Central Processing Unit) The key component of a computer system,
which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions
1 bit - ANSWER smallest unit
4 bits - ANSWER nibble
, 8 bits - ANSWER 1 byte
1,000 bytes - ANSWER 1 KB
1 million bytes (1,000 kilobytes) - ANSWER 1 MB
1 billion bytes (1,000 megabytes) - ANSWER 1 GB
bytes in larger units are ____ - ANSWER files
Files are organized into ____ - ANSWER folders or directories
machine language - ANSWER (what the computer understands)- is a "low-level
language" which is binary (01001101)
"high-level language" - ANSWER A programming language like Java that is designed to
be easy for humans to read and write.
JVM - ANSWER Java Virtual Machine, an interpreter for compiled Java bytecodes -
translates and runs the Java bytecode
OOP - ANSWER Object-Oriented Programming- views a program as similarly consisting
of objects that can act alone or interact with one another
Encapsulation - ANSWER packages and hides details
Polymorphism - ANSWER allows the same program instruction to mean different things
in different contexts - one method name causes many different actions
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