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1.2.2 Applications Generation Flashcards

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Applications software

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Designed to be used by the end user to complete one specific task

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4 types of application software

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Off the shelf, bespoke, proprietary and open source

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Database management software

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Used to manage data in a database without having to access the database manually

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Off the shelf software

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Ready made software available for anyone to purchase

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Bespoke software

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Software that is custom created for a specific user

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Open source software

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Allows anyone to access the source code
Open source licenced but free to use
Anyone can sell a modified version but the owner has to accept changes to the source code

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Open source advantages and disadvantages

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+ free licence, people collaborate to improve it, new versions need the same licences
- can’t make money, support must be paid for

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Closed source/ proprietary software

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Does not allow access to the store code, users must pay the company for the licence to use the software. There are restrictions on how it can be used

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Proprietary advantages and disadvantages

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+ Support is usually free, can be free, free updates

- Source code not easily available, cannot be altered/shared

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Freeware

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Software is free to use but source code is unavailable

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Systems software

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Low-level software responsible for running the computer system smoothly, providing a platform for applications software

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Examples of systems software

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Operating systems, utility programs, library programs, translators

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Disk defragmenter

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Rearranges your data so that it is stored contiguously

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Automatic backup

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Stores your data in servers elsewhere in case of an issue. Automatic so you don’t forget to do it

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Automatic updating

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Upgrades the system software to upgrade performance and removes bugs without us remembering to do it

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Virus checking

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Uses firewalls to stop viruses getting onto devices and anti-malware to fix them, minimises risk of viruses affecting you

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Compression software

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Stores the data in a smaller area, allowing you to store more data and instructions.

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File manager

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Allows the users to move/view/rename/open their files

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Low Level Language

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e.g. machine code (made up of operand and opcode) - first generation language
assembly code (opcode replaced with mnemonic ) - second generation language
Used in embedded systems/mobile phones

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Low Level Language advantages and disadvantages

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+ fast, uses little space, manipulates individual data

- hardware specific

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High Level Language

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Appear similar to English

One instruction is the equivalent to many in assembly code

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What are compilers, assemblers and interpreters?

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A type of translator (convert to machine code so it can be executed)

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Assemblers

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Translate from assembly language to machine code

Each line of assembly code is a line of machine code

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Assemblers advantages and disadvantages

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+ checks for errors for you

- particular to the computer hardware

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Source program

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The program written by the user in assembly code

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Object code

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The machine code created by the translator

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Compiler

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Converts source code to machine code in a .exe file

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Compiler advantages and disadvantages

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+ the exe file can be saved separately and run whenever, checks for errors multiple times, object code executes faster
- takes longer to compile initially, different needed for different hardware platforms, all must be recompiled if changes need to be made

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Interpreters

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Compile into machine code one line at a time

Checks each line for errors individually before compiling

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Interpreters advantages and disadvantages

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+ locates errors, doesn’t look at the whole program for each line, more portable across platforms
- doesn’t produce object code so needs interpreting for every run

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Byte Code

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Intermediate between compiling and interpreting
Used by most interpreted languages, doesn’t interpret one line at a time
Done so that it can be interpreted to different computer architecture

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3 stages of compilation

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Lexical analysis
Syntax analysis
Code generation

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Lexical Analysis

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Takes the source program, removes comments and whitespace and replaces symbols with tokens of the type e.g. operator, variable
Variable names are stored for later use
Stored in a symbol table

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Syntax Analysis

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Tokens checked to see if the order makes sense
Syntax errors are flagged and an abstract syntax tree is produced
Expresses in binary to check

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Code Generation

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Code is actually converted into machine code from the abstract syntax tree
Each high-level function creates many low-level
Code can be optimised e.g. smallest size/ optimised performance

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Semantics

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About the meanings

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Syntax

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About the structure

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Parsing

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Made up of syntax and syntactic analysis

Analyses a string of symbols to check it conforms to rules

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Semantic Parsing

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The meaning and implications are determined and necessary actions taken
Semantic analysis is done after to gain the meaning

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Libraries

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Sets of compiled and compiled functions in a language, can be called within a program
+ save time, cover complex areas, can be used in many languages

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Linker

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Needs to put the appropriate memory addresses in place so that the program can return and call from a library function

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Loader

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Copies the program and any linked subroutines into main memory to run
The code can assume the program in memory address 0
The loader needs to relocate the memory addresses so that it knows where to go to call functions

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Full backup

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Every file is copied to an alternative storage device

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Incremental backup

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Only the files that have changes since the last backup are copied

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Utility software

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Has a specific function linked to the maintenance of the OS

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Static

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Modules and libraries are added directly into the main file, increasing their size

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Dynamic

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Addresses of modules and libraries are included in the file. Files remain small and external updates feed through to the main file

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Examples of utility software

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Encryption, compression, backup

A Level Computer Science Paper 1 (23 decks)

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