CS Final Vocab

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What is the term for the following definition: a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no?

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Binary System

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What is the term for the following definition: an early computer machine that used punched cards and metal pins?

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Hollerith's Tabulating Machine

Front

What is the term for the following definition: the most important part of a computer, it controls the other parts of the computer?

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CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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What is the term for the following definition: the main memory of a computer that can be quickly accessed by the CPU, it is where the computer stores data and instructions that it is actively using?

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RAM (Random Access Memory)

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What is the term for the following definition: a large, flat computer component that connects the important components of the computer, such as the CPU, RAM, and the BIOS chip?

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Motherboard

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What is the term for the following definition: an additional computer processor that provides graphics processing?

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GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)

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What is the term for the following definition: a computer program that makes it so people, hardware, and software can interface with each other in a meaningful way?

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Operating System

Front

What is the term for the following definition: specific, step by step procedures that illustrate how a problem will be solved?

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Algorithm

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What is the term for the following definition: a way given computers precise, line by line instructions to follow?

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Programming

Front

What is the term for the following definition: a number system that uses 16 digits: 0–9 and A–F. It’s often used in computers to make binary numbers easier to read?

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Hexadecimal System