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| Computers were originally conceived as tools for solving specific problems. |
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| Programs cannot interact with the world outside the computer without an operating system. |
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| Programs cannot interact with the world outside the computer without drivers |
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| Programs cannot interact with the world outside the computer without hardware interfaces |
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| Application programs have access to shared memory |
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| An algorithm bridges the gap between the available data and the result to be achieved |
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| A computer language is not a(n) ________ exercise; it is a ______ tool for communication and problem solving. |
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| Together with the use of binary encoding for storing numberical values,_________ was the genesis of general-purpose computing as we know it today |
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| the Von Neumann architecture |
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| Most operating systems today use_________, which is actually a data file contained an image of everything you would like to have in RAM. |
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| Operating systems contain a group of programs called _________ that allow you to perform functions, such as printing, copying files, and listing the file names. |
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| Many_____ are loaded automatically when the operating system starts, and others are loaded upon user request. |
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| Even when a program appears to execute properly, you must check the results carefully to find _______ errors. |
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| Problem solving is the process of designing a collection of ________. |
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| The process of problem solving is a search for a match between _______ one can achieve from the given data and _________ from which the answer can be achieved. |
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