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26 Cards in this Set
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Virtual worlds |
Today's science fiction application that probably will be available in near future |
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Desktop computers |
Personal computer delivering good performance to single users at low cost |
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Servers |
Computer used to run large problems and usually accessed via a network |
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Low-end servers |
Desktop computer without screen or keyboard usually accessed via a network |
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Supercomputers |
Computer composed of hundreds to thousands of processors and terabytes of memory |
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Terabyte |
26 10^12 or 2^40 bytes |
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Petabyte |
10^15 or 2^50 bytes (i.e., 10 to the 15 or 2 to the 50) |
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Datacenters |
Thousands of processors forming a large cluster |
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Embedded computers |
Currently the largest class of computer (i.e., there are more of these types of computers than any others) that runs one application or one set of related applications |
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Multi-core processors |
A microprocessor containing several processors in the same chip |
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VHDL |
Special language used to describe hardware components |
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RAM |
A kind of memory called random access memory |
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CPU |
Part of a computer called central processor unit |
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Operating system |
Interface between user's program and hardware providing a variety of services and supervision functions |
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Compiler |
Program that translates statements in high-level language to assembly language |
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Bit |
Binary digit (value 0 or 1) |
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Instruction |
Commands that the processors understand |
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Assembly language |
Symbolic representation of machine instructions |
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Machine language |
Binary language that the processor can understand |
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C |
High-level language used to write application and system software |
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Assembler |
Program that translates symbolic instructions to binary instructions |
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High-level language |
Portable language composed of words and algebraic expressions that must be translated into assembly language before run in a computer |
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System software |
Software layer between the application software and the hardware that includes the operating system and the compilers |
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Application software |
Software/programs developed by the users |
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Cobol |
High-level language for business data processing |
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Fortran |
High-level language for scientific computation |
