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37 Cards in this Set
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The rules that govern the correct order and usage of the elements of a language are called the _____ of the language. |
syntax |
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When a program runs on a computer, the part of the computer that carries out the instructions is called the |
CPU (Central Processing Unit) |
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At each step of its operation, the input to a Central Processing Unit is an _____ |
instruction |
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When a program runs on a computer, it is stored in _____ |
memory |
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When a program is not running, it is stored on a _____. |
hard disk |
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Mice, trackpads, keyboards, scanners, joysticks are all examples of _____ devices. |
input |
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Monitors, printers, status lights are all examples of _____ devices. |
output |
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A bit is a _____ digit. |
binary (0 or 1) |
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How would you express two hundred million bytes? How would you express five billion bytes? How would you express four trillion bytes? |
200 MB 5 GB 4 TB |
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An _____ allocates resources like memory to programs that are running. |
operating system |
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_____ software is any software that is runs with the support of the operating system. |
Application |
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In a network, a computer that performs specific services for other computers on the network is called a _____, while ones that requires specific services for other computers on the network is called a _____ |
server client |
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The binary equivalent of the decimal numeral 6 is The binary equivalent of the decimal numeral 9 is |
110 1001 |
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The binary representation of an even number always ends in _____. The binary representation of a number divisible by 4 ends in _____ |
0 00 |
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The decimal equivalent of the binary numeral 1010 is _____ The decimal equivalent of the binary numeral 1111 is _____ |
10 15 |
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The largest hexadecimal digit is _____ |
F |
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Write the hex shorthand for 1111 1010 1101 1110 1101 0001 1101 ? |
FADED1D |
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Write the hex shorthand for 1011 1110 1110 1111 0000 0000 1101 ? |
BEEF00D |
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The hex digits BB can be viewed as short hand for what binary sequence? |
1011 1011 |
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Java represents characters using _____ |
Unicode |
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With its encoding Java can work with _____(#) characters. |
65536 |
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The definition of "programming language" is that it allows us to express an _____. |
algorithm |
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_____ is produced by compilers. _____ translates source code into executable code |
Machine language A compiler |
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The ability of a language to let a programmer develop a program on computer system that can be run on other systems is called _____ |
portability |
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In object-oriented programming, a _____ is code that allows access to an object's attributes or that carries out some other action for the object. |
method |
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In object-oriented programming, a _____ is a model or template from which objects are created. |
class |
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Carrying out the steps of a program, starting with the first, then the second and proceeding to the last is known as _____ processing. |
sequential |
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An algorithm doesn't allow _____. |
ambiguity |
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In Java, an argument is _____ provided to a method. |
information |
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Changing the flow of control in a program to jump to some pre-written code is known as _____ a method. |
calling |
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Files containing Java code must end with what "extension"? |
java |
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The standard name of the Java compiler is _____ |
javac |
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To run a Java program from a command line, we use the _____ method. |
java |
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An error in a program that involves a violation of language rules will be detected at _____ time |
compile |
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Division by zero when the program is executing is an example of a _____ error. |
run-time |
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Words that have a special meaning in a programming language are called _____. |
reserved words |
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The purpose of testing a program with different combinations of data is to expose run-time and _____ errors. |
logic |
