Programming pt2

is the hardware component that processes data

describes the operation of retrieving information from mem- ory and sending it to a device, such as a monitor or printer, so people can view, interpret, and work with the results.

are types of hardware equipment, such as disks, that hold information for later retrieval.

such as Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java, or COBOL, are used to write programs.

is the set of instructions a programmer writes in a programming language

is the act of writing programming language instructions.

The _____ of a language is its grammar rules.

is the temporary, internal storage within a computer.

describes storage whose contents are lost when power is lost.

describes storage whose contents are retained when power is lost.