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What is the Programming language?

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Is a notation for the precise description of computer programs

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What is the High-level language?

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A language in which each instruction represents several machine code instructions, making the notation more easily readable by the programmer

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What is the Source Program?

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The original high-level language program which has to be converted to machine code before it may be executed

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What is the Compiler?

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A program which converts source programs into machine code.
Each high-level language has its own compiler.

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What is the object program?

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The result of converting source code into machine code using a compiler.

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What is an application program?

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Application program is a program written in a high-level language, designed to perform a specific function such as calculate a company's payroll.

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What are the differences between hardware and software?

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Hardware is the physical part of a computer that can be touched, while software is a set of instructions that tell the hardware what to do.

Hardware is infrequently changed, while software is frequently modified.

Hardware includes components like the CPU, motherboard, and storage devices, while software includes programs and applications.

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What is a motherboard? What components are included in the motherboard?

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Motherboard is the body or mainframe of the computer, through which all other components interface. It is the central circuit board making up a complex electronic system.

The motherboard includes many components such as: central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), firmware, and internal and external buses.

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What is CPU? And its functions?

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Central Processing Unit: CPU is the electronic circuitry within a computer that executes instructions that make up a computer program.

Function: executing program instructions and coordinating the activities of all the other units.

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What is the most important component in the computer? Why?

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The most important component in the computer is the CPU.

The Central Processing Unit is a machine that can execute computer programs. It is sometimes referred to as the brain of the computer.