COMPUTER SCIENCE AN OVERVIEW FINAL
PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● Hardware
Answer: The collection of physical devices that comprise a computer
system.
●● Software
Answer: Consists of the programs that tell the computer what to do.
●● Programs
Answer: Sets of instructions for a computer.
●● Programming
Answer: The act of developing and writing programs.
●● Application Software
Answer: Comprises all the programs you apply to a task.
●● System Software
Answer: Comprises the programs that you use to manage your computer.
,●● Input
Answer: Describes the entry of data items into computer memory using
hardware devices such as keyboards and mice.
●● Data Items
Answer: All the text, numbers, and other information processed by a
computer.
●● Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Answer: The hardware component that processes data.
●● Output
Answer: Describes the operation of retrieving information from memory
and sending it to a device, such as a monitor or printer, so people can
view, interpret, and work with the results.
●● Information
Answer: Processed Data
●● Storage Devices
Answer: Types of hardware equipment, such as disks, that hold
information for later retrieval.
, ●● Programming languages
Answer: Such as Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java, or COBOL, are used to
write programs.
●● Program Code
Answer: The set of instructions a programmer writes in a programming
language.
●● Coding the Program
Answer: The act of writing programming language instructions.
●● Syntax
Answer: The ______ of a language is its grammar rules.
●● Syntax Error
Answer: An error in language or grammar.
●● Computer memory
Answer: The temporary, internal storage within a computer.
●● Random access memory (RAM)
Answer: Temporary, internal computer storage.
PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● Hardware
Answer: The collection of physical devices that comprise a computer
system.
●● Software
Answer: Consists of the programs that tell the computer what to do.
●● Programs
Answer: Sets of instructions for a computer.
●● Programming
Answer: The act of developing and writing programs.
●● Application Software
Answer: Comprises all the programs you apply to a task.
●● System Software
Answer: Comprises the programs that you use to manage your computer.
,●● Input
Answer: Describes the entry of data items into computer memory using
hardware devices such as keyboards and mice.
●● Data Items
Answer: All the text, numbers, and other information processed by a
computer.
●● Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Answer: The hardware component that processes data.
●● Output
Answer: Describes the operation of retrieving information from memory
and sending it to a device, such as a monitor or printer, so people can
view, interpret, and work with the results.
●● Information
Answer: Processed Data
●● Storage Devices
Answer: Types of hardware equipment, such as disks, that hold
information for later retrieval.
, ●● Programming languages
Answer: Such as Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java, or COBOL, are used to
write programs.
●● Program Code
Answer: The set of instructions a programmer writes in a programming
language.
●● Coding the Program
Answer: The act of writing programming language instructions.
●● Syntax
Answer: The ______ of a language is its grammar rules.
●● Syntax Error
Answer: An error in language or grammar.
●● Computer memory
Answer: The temporary, internal storage within a computer.
●● Random access memory (RAM)
Answer: Temporary, internal computer storage.
