Midterm Computer Science

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Who invented the first calculating machine that could be called a computer?

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Charles Babbage

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What is a "motherboard?"

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a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.

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What does CPU stand for?

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Central Processing Unit

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What does RAM stand for?

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Random Access Memory

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What is software?

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the programs and other operating information used by a computer.

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What is hardware?

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Hardware refers to the computer's tangible components or delivery systems that store and run the written instructions provided by the software.

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What is an "Input" in the context of a computer system?

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a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system

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Michael is learning how to create one or more commands or algorithm(s) designed to be carried out by a computer this is known as ______.

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Coding/Programming

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Statements that only run under certain conditions or situations.

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Conditionals

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Computer term for the action of doing something again is a _______.

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Loop