Final Exam - Comp Sci

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Program

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A set of steps that defines how a task is performed

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• A set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing code ---> language specific

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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data types

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A set of steps that defines how a task is performed

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• Categories for values in memory (Ex: int, float, str, etc.)

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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Algorithm

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A set of steps that defines how a task is performed

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• A set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing code ---> language specific

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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Control Structures

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A set of steps that defines how a task is performed

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• A set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing code ---> language specific

• A logical design that controls the order in which a set of code executes

  3 ---> sequence, decision or selection or loops.

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Reference Variables

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A variable that points to a specific location in memory instead of holding a value. Holds and memory address.

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• A set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing code ---> language specific

• A logical design that controls the order in which a set of code executes

  3 ---> sequence, decision or selection or loops.

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Hardware

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• Programs

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• Equipment; Physical components of a computer

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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Variable

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A named place in memory where data can be stored and retrieved

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• Equipment; Physical components of a computer

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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Software

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• Programs

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• Equipment; Physical components of a computer

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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Compiler

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• Programs

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• Equipment; Physical components of a computer

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute

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Interpreter

• An application that combines multiple tools needed to code; Integrated Development Environment

• A program that transforms one line of code into machine language and executes, repeating the process until no more code

• A program that transforms the entire source code into machine language before executing

• A set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing code ---> language specific

• A representation of an algorithm that a computer can execute