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13 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 word 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
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CPU
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A Major hardware component that consists of the arithmetic/logic unit and 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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Object-Oriented Programming
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The construction of software systems that use objects
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Primary Memory
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Main Memory
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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 word processing, database management, or games
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SDLC: Software developement Life Cycle
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The process of development, maintenance, and demise of a software system. Phases include analysis, design, coding, testing/verification, maintenance, and obsolence
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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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Waterfall Model
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A seris of steps in which a software system trickles down from analysis to design to implementation
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