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Tao of Computing
Squire's Tao of Computing class
15
Computer Science
Undergraduate 2
10/13/2009

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What is a program?
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A detailed sequence of instructions that tells a computer how to perform a task
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What is data?
Definition
Data are pieces of information that are handled according to instructions in a program
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Processing
Definition
The term used when a computer follows programs in working with data
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Computer application
Definition
includes both the program(s) and the application that it relies upon.
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Software
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A kind of ambiguous term, often refers to programs - the instructions that tell a computer what to do step-by-step
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From largest to smallest: chip, circuit, card
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card, chip, circuit
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Central PRocessing Unit
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Controls every activity in the computer, and performs most fundamental data processing tasks.
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monitor
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One way to output data from the computer. Displays data or saves data
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keyboard
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main memory
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register
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