Computer Science

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What is an Computer Functions?

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Input, Output, Process, Storage.

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What is a computer Output ?

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displays data and information for user.

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What is a Input ?

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gathers data, allows users to input data.

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Examples of Input Devices

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keyboard, mouse, microphone, stylus, scanner, camera

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Algorithm

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A list of steps to finish a task. A set of instructions that can be performed with or without a computer. For example, the collection of steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an algorithm.

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DEFINE: Command

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An instruction for the computer. Many commands put together makeup algorithms and computer programs.

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DEFINE: Computational Thinking

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Mental processes and strategies that include: decomposition, pattern matching, abstraction, algorithms (decomposing problems into smaller, more manageable problems, finding repeating patterns, abstracting specific differences to make one solution work for multiple problems, and creating step-by-step algorithms).

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The smallest unit of information is ?

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a bit

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Which programming language is most commonly used for complex scientific programming?

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Fortran

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Some programs allow the computer's video display to be divided into separate areas in order to look at more than one item or portions of an item simultaneously. These are called?

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windows