Topic 3: COMPUTERS Keywords

A component of the CPU that performs arithmetic and logic calculations.

• ALU

• Control Unit

• RAM

• Register

A family of low-level programming languages.

• High Level Language

• Syntax

• Assembly Language

• Machine Code

A number system that contains two symbols, 0 and 1. Also known as base 2.

• Denary

• Binary

• Hexadecimal

• Integers

The smallest unit of data in computing represented by a 1 in binary.

• Byte

• Nibble

• Value

• Bit

A program that translates high-level programming languages into machine code.

• Translator

• Interpreter

• Compiler

The component of the CPU that manages instructions

• ALU

• RAM

• Control Unit

• Register

Central processing unit - the brain of the computer that processes program instructions.

• CPU

• ALU

• Microchip

• RAM

To run a computer program.

• Fetch

• Decode

• Execute

A single action that can be performed by a computer processor.

• Data

• Information

• Instruction

• Command

A program that translates high-level programming languages into machine code. Programs can either be interpreted or compiled.

• Interpreter

• Translator

• Compiler