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| A network in which some or all of the processing, storage and control functions are dispersed among its nodes |
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| RAM set aside to speed up access to a hard drive |
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| The reversible modification of data into an unintelligible sewuence of characters using passwords and special computer programs |
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| An object that is created when an abnormal situation arises in a program |
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| Program code that handles exceptions |
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| A sequence of symbols that can be evaluated |
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| High speed cabling used for networking. uses glass lenses to transmit data |
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| a subdivision of a record containing a unit of information |
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| An organized collection of data |
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| An application software that can access, create, modify, store and retrieve files |
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| An indicator with two possible states, set or not set |
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| a routine that can be declared as a variable |
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| Data prepared for output in order to be displayed in a desired format |
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| input decice where the user can use a pen/pencil like object for input |
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| obtaining unauthorized access to protected resources |
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| a system of numbers with base 16. 1-9 and A-F |
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| A programming language whose concepts and structures are convenient for human reasoning |
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| Language for constructing web pages. tags denote the way text and graphics are displayed |
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| a switch that sends data to the stations to which it is attached |
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| Programming tool that gives programmers a single environment for all tools needed such as debuggers and editors |
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| the name or label chosen by the programmer to represent a variable, method, class, data type or any other element defined within the program |
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| the hardware & software needd for communication between processors and other devices to compensate for the difference in their operation |
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| program that translates and executes each instruction of a programming language before doing the same to the next instruction |
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| international organization for standardization |
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| The process of repeatedly running a set of instructions until a set condition is satisfied LOOP |
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| Joint photographic expert group |
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| time required for the disk to revolve until the disk is in the proper position for reading & writing |
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| pathway from memory to processing unit that carries the address in its memory |
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| an ordered set of instructions for the solution to a problem |
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| an arrangement of data in one or more dimensions |
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| the smallest unit of data that can be transferred between memory and backing store in one operation |
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| a portion of storage used to hold input or output data temporarily |
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| the pathway used for sending signals between internal components of a computer |
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| network where all devices are connected to a common cable |
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| part of the main store that is between main memory and the processor. holds a copy of data + instructions that are likely to be used next |
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| computer assisted software engineering. automation of methodologies that are used in development + maintenance of products |
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| combination of data & operations that can be performed on that data |
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| computer or terminal used to access a computer based system |
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| a class that holds objects |
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| a method with the same name as the class that initializes the instance or variable |
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| class responsibility and collaboration cards --> a design tool |
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| the pathway between memory or peripheral and the processing unit --> carries data for processing or data that has been processed |
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| correctness of data after storing, processing or transmitting |
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