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17 Cards in this Set
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Application Software
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Programs that allow human users to accomplish specialized tasks, such as work processing or database management
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Bit
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A binary digit
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Byte
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A sequence of bits used to encode a character in memory. 8 bits
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CPU
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Central Processing Unit. A major hardware component that consists of the arithmetic/logic unit an the control unit
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Hardware
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the computing machine and its support devices
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Information Hiding
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A condition in which the user of a module does not know the details of how it is implemented, and the implementer of a module does not know the details of how it is used
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OOP
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Object-oriented programming. The construction of software systems that use objects
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Primary Memory
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The high-speed internal memory of a computer also referred to as random access memory (RAM).
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Secondary Memory
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An auxiliary device for memory, usually a disk or magnetic tape.
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Software
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Programs that make the machine (the hardware) do something, such as work processing, database management, or games.
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SDLC
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Software Development Life Cycle. The process of development, maintenance, and demise of a software system. Phases include analysis, design, coding, testing/verification, maintenance, and obsolescence.
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System Software
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The programs that allow users to write and execute other programs, including operating systems such as Windows and MacOS
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Ubiquitous computing
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A situation in which computational resources are accessible to people no matter where they are
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Waterfall Model
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A series of steps in which a software system trickles down from analysis to design to implementation.
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Computer software is created in a process called __________
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Programming
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Class
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A description of the attributes and behavior of a set of objects.
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Method
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A chunk of code that can be treated as a unit and invoked by name. A method is called when a message is sent to an object.
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