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| A self contained step by step of operations to be performed.Well ordered collection of unambiguous computable steps. |
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| the world's first general purpose computer. Designed in the 1830's by English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage. |
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| the study of algorithms, including their mathematical properties, Harare, linguistics, realizations, and their applications |
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| the machine, robot ,the person, or the thing carrying out the steps of an algorithm |
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| an operation that chooses between multiple actions based on some specified criteria |
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| a mechanical calculator that could do many complex mathematical problems |
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| an operation that a given computing agent can perform |
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| the first fully electronic general purpose programmable computer, completed in 1946; it contained 18,000 vacuum tubes and nearly filled a building |
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| High level programming language |
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| a programming language that uses both natural language constructs and mathematical notation |
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| A loop that does not terminate |
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| an operation that specifies that a particular set of operations can be repeated multiple times |
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| people who fear and are opposed to the use of new technologies |
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| smaller than mainframe computer, less expensive, developed in the mid-1960's |
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| Desktop computer that uses integrated circuit technology, developed in mid-1970's smaller than a minicomputer |
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| an operation that a given computing agent can perform |
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| an operation that performs some calculation and exists in a sequence with other operations in describing an algorithm |
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| a model of computation in which the instructions to be executed are represented as binary strings and stored in the memory of the computer |
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| an operation in unambiguous if it an be understood by the computing agent without having to be further defined or simplified |
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| the computer system as perceived by the user as opposed to the hardware that actually exists; the set of services and resources created by the software and seen by the user |
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| the computational model designed by John Von Neumann and first implemented in the EDSAC computer of 1947; the structure and organization of virtually all modern computers |
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| an ordered sequence of instructions that is guarenteed to solve problem |
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