Exam 1

Question 1

Someone who has to know how to solve problems and tells the computer what to do

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Programmer

Question 2

Getting the values

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Input

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Information displayed for the user to see also you have to figure this out first

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Output

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A graphical representation of logical steps to carry out a task and show how the steps relate to each other

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Flow Chart

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Uses English-like phrases with some Visual Basic terms to outline the program

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Pseudocode

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-short but have meaning
-Given during the time of input
-Often use camel casing format

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Traits of variable values

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Camel casing

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A naming convention where the first letter of each word is capitalized except the initial word

Question 7

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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The computer’s brain that retrieves instructions from memory and executes them

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Consists of an ordered sequence of bytes for storing programs and data that the program works with

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Memory

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Devices used to permanently store programs and data

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Storage devices

Question 10

1.) Hard disk drives and solid-state drives
2.) Optical disc drive (CD and DVD)
3.) USB flash drives

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The three main types of storage devices?

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What are communication devices?

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Devices that enable computers to be networked

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Monitors and printers that display information

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Output Devices

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Dial-up modem:

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Uses a phone line to dial a phone number to connect to the internet and can transfer data at a speed up to 56,00 bps

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Communication Devices examples:

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-Dial-up modem
-Digital subscriber Line (DSL)
-Cable Modernism
-Wired Network Interface Card
-Wireless Adapter

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-Cable modem:

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Uses the cable TV line maintained by the cable company and is generally faster than DSL

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Digital subscriber Line (DSL)

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Connection also uses a standard phone line, but it can transfer data 20 times fasater than a standard dial-up modem

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Wired network interface card (NIC):

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Device that connects a computer to a local area network (LAN) LANS are commonly used to connect computers with a limited area such as a school, home, and office.

Question 17

What are these called?
Machine Language,
Assembly Language,
High Level-Languages

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Programming Languages

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Machine Language

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A computer’s native language, that differs among different types of computers, with a set of primitive instructions

Question 19

Created to make programming easier to read and modify than machine language. Uses descriptive word “mnemonic” to represent each of the machine language instructions.

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Assembly Language

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English-like and easy to learn and use programming languages. They are platform independent, meaning you can write a program in a high-level language and run it on different machines.

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High-level Languages

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A program that converts high-level languages into machine language

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Complier

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Operating System (OS)

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The most important program that manages and controls a computer’s activities. Web browser cannot run without OS being installed and running on computer.

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When developing an algorithm. What has to be determined first?

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The output

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Listed below are: -Controlling and monitoring system activities -Allocating and assigning system resource -Scheduling operations

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The major tasks of an OS (operating system)

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OR's are

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Responsible for determining what computer resources a program needs (This would include: memory space, disks, and input/output devices) and for allocating and assigning them to run the program.

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What is the logical order for the three within a program?

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Input, Process, Output

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Parallelogram

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Input/output symbol. Data being read in or displayed out to the user.

Question 27

First reason why planning before programming is important

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The more complicated the problem, the more complex the plan must be

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Second reason why planning before programming is important...

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Planning and testing before coding saves time

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Oval in flowchart

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Is the terminal symbol. This shows the beginning and the ending

Question 29

Third reason why planning before programming is important

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Always have a plan before trying to write a program.

Question 29

Diamond

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Is the decision symbol. It is the program logic and can take a different path depending on the output of the question being asked

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Lines with arrows

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Connects each piece of information to each other and shows which way the chart is flowing.

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Rectangle

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Processing symbol. Also, known for the mathematical equations.

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Circle

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Connector

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What part of English should each line of pseudocode begin with?

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A verb and a sentence fragment

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Constant Value

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Values that do not change each time the program runs

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What is the standard format for pseudocode statements?

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Input, Processing, processing, output

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Software

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Collection of data and programs for the computer

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Variable values

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are values that can change each time the program runs.

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Constant values can

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Be coded within the program

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What are these? 1.) Central processing unit (CPU) 2.) Memory 3.) Storage units (disks and CDs) 4.) Input (mouse and keyboard) 5.) Output (monitors and printers) 6.)Communication devices (interface cards)

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The elements that make up a computer system.

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Process

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The stage where calculations are formed