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| What is software and hardware? |
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Software is a collection of programs used by a computer.
Hardware is the actual physical machines that make up a computer installation. |
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| What are the three main classes of computers and their description? |
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A PC (personal computer) is a relatively small computer designed to be used by one person at a time.
A workstation is a larger and more powerful PC.
A mainframe is an even larger computer that typically requires some support staff and generally is shared by more than one user. |
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What is a bit and a byte?
What is an address? |
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A bit or a binary digit is a digit that can assume only a 0 or a 1.
A byte is an eight bit portion of memory.
The number that identifies a byte is called its address. |
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| What is an operation system? |
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An operating system allocates the computer's resources to the different tasks that the computer must accomplish. It is in charge of all the other programs.
i.e. UNIX, DOS, Mac OS, etc. |
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| It is a program that translates a high-level program, such as C++, into machine language that the computer can understand and execute. |
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| Linking is the process that a linker does. A linker combines the object code from the C++ program with the object code for routines that the program uses. |
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An algorithm is a sequence of precise instructions which leads to a solution
i.e. procedure, recipe, etc. |
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| What is OOP (object-oriented programming)? |
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| In OOP, a program is viewed as a collection of interacting objects. Programming in the OOP style consists of designing the objects and the algorithms they use. |
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| What is variable declaration? |
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| This line tells the computer what names will be used as variables. Variables are used to name numbers. |
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| What is #include <iostream>? |
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| That is an include directive. It tells the compiler where to find information about certain items that are used in the program. Iostream is the name of the library. |
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| What are the three types of errors and when do they occur? |
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A syntax error occurs when a violation of the grammar rules is made. This mistake is detected by the compiler. A run-time error can be detected only when the program is ran. Most of these have to do with numeric calculations.
A logic error are mistakes in the underlying algorithm or in translating the algorithm into the c++ language. The compiler will not catch these mistakes. |
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