Course 1 Module 5 Flashcards

Application software: Any software created to fulfill a specific need, like a text editor, web browser, or graphics editor

Assembly language: A language that allowed computer scientists to use human readable instructions, assembled into code that the machines could understand

Automation: It makes processes work automatically

Coding: Translating one language to another

Compiled programming language: A language that uses human readable instructions, then sends them through a compiler

Copyright: Used when creating original work

.exe: A file extension found in Windows for an executable file

Firmware: Software that's permanently stored on a computer component

GIT: A version control system that helps keep track of changes made to files and directories

Interpreted programming language: A language that isn't compiled ahead of time

Programming: Coding in a programming language

Programming language: Special languages that software developers use to write instructions for computers to execute

Script: It is run by an interpreter, which interprets the code into CPU instructions just in time to run them

Scripting: Coding in a scripting language

Software: The intangible instructions that tell the hardware what to do

Software bug: An error in software that causes unexpected results

Software management: A broad term used to refer to any and all kinds of software that are designed to manage or help manage some sort of project or task

System software: Software used to keep our core system running, like operating system tools and utilities