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1
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Informal language using English structure to assist programmers in developing algorithms

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Pseudocode

2
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sequential structure, selection structure, repetition structure

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Three types of control statements

3
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A computer language which is similar to English abbreviations which are then translated to machine language

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Assembly Language

4
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A selection of program statements or actions are executed based on a wether or not a condition is true or false

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Selection structure

5
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The different language formats used to write program code

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Programming Language

6
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Administrator of the computer and supervises the other components

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Central Processing Unit

7
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Central Processing Unit

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CPU

8
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The set of instructions which allows computers to process data

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Computer Program

9
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Obtain information from the user via various devices

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Input unit

10
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Takes data processed by the computer and either displays or stores that information to an output device

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Output unit

11
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Allow programmers to write programs which look like common English phrases and contain mathematical operations.

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High Level Language

12
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Program statements executed one after another as they are written in the program

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Sequential Structure

13
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Device which performs calculations, logical decisions and other functions multiple times faster than humans

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Computer

14
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The rapid access, temporary storage section of a computer

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memory unit

15
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A selection of program states or actions are executed while a condition remains to be true

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Repetition structure

16
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Used for long term storage of data, usually on a storage media

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Secondary Storage

17
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Procedure to be used to solve a problem which defines the actions to be executed and the order in which the actions are executed

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Algorithm

18
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Statements which enable programmers to specify the next statement to be executed which may not necessarily be in the order they are written

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Control Statements

19
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The natural language of a computer defined by the hardware and consists of 0’s and 1’s

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Machine Language

20
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Boolean

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True or False

21
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Byte

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0 to 255

22
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SByte

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-128 to 127

23
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char

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One unicode character

24
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Date

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1 January 0001 12:00:00 AM to 31 December 9999 11:59:59 PM

25
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decimal

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1.0E-28 to 7.9E+28

26
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double

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+-5.0E -324 to +-1.7E+308

27
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integer

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-2,147,483.648 to 2,147,483,647

28
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long

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-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,808

29
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short

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-32,768 to 32,767

30
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single

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+-1.5E-45 to +-3.4E+38

31
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string

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0 to -2000000000 Unicode characters

32
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Uinteger

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0 to 4,294,967,295

33
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Ulong

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0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615

34
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Ushort

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0 to 65,535