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HTML
programming language used by all web browsers
COBOL
programming language designed for the business community
LISP
programming language designed to help develop AI
Java
first Platform Independent programming language
FORTRAN
the first successful programming language
Grace Hopper
created the COBOL programming language
Alan Turing
considered to the the "father of AI"
computer programming
Computer Science is essentially _____. (The correct answer is 2 words.)
system software
instructions that the computer requires to operate properly
application software
instructions that the computer requires to do something specific for you
decimal
the number system we use daily
2
the base of the number system computers use
binary
the number system computers use
10
the base of the number system we use daily
0
this means off
1
this means on
high level language
computer programming that uses English or English-like words
machine language
computer programming that uses just 0s and 1s
assembly language
computer programming that uses symbols to represent different 4-bit combinations of 1s and 0s
8
How many bits are in a byte? (The correct answer is a number, not a word.)
Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets, Canvas
Select each piece of software that is considered application software. Pick all that are correct.
process information, accept input from outside the computer, produce results of computations, store information.
All computers do these things. Pick all that are correct.
peer-to-peer network
a small group of computers with a common purpose all connected to each other
internet
developed during the Cold War
Sneaker Net
old way information was shared by copying data to a disk and walking to another computer
intranet
a series of LANs that all connect into a larger network
analog
a type of device that collects data continuously
digital
a type of device that can create perfect copies of data
software
instructions which make a computer do something
hardware
a physical piece of computer equipment
interpreter
translates one program statement at a time during execution
translator
turns a high-level language into low-level machine code
compiler
translates the entire program into an executable file before execution
program
a sequence of instructions, which enables a computer to perform a desired task
server
A specialty computer that is connected to the LAN to provide one or more services to computers on the LAN
RAM
This kind of chip does not remember information after the computer power is turned off.
motherboard
This is the board in which all the main computer components are plugged.
CPU
This is considered the brains of a computer.
ROM
This kind of chip remembers information after the computer power is turned off.
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