AP CSP Questions And Answers Latest Top
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Algorithm g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gA gprecise gsequence gof ginstructions gfor gprocesses gthat
gcan gbe gimplemented gin ga gprogramming glanguage gand gexecuted gby ga gcomputer.
Control gStructure g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gone gor gmore gprogramming glanguage gstatements
gthat gcontrol gthe gflow gof ga gcomputer gprogram. gExamples: gIf/Else gstructure gor ga gloop
gstructure.
Computer g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gmachine gthat gprocesses ginformation gunder gthe gcontrol
gof ga gprogram.
Program g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gsequence gof ginstructions gthat gcontrol gthe gcomputer. gTo
grun, git gmust gbe gloaded ginto gthe gcomputer's gmemory gwhere gthe gCPU gexecutes git gone
ginstruction gat ga gtime.
Hardware g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe gcomputer's gelectronic gand gmechanical gcomponents.
Software g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe gprograms gthat gcontrol gcomputers
General gpurpose gcomputer g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gcomputer gthat gcan grun gmany gdifferent
gprograms g(e.g. ga gsmartphone).
Special gpurpose gcomputer g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gcomputer gthat ghas ga gfixed gprogram g(
ge.g. ga gcalculator, ga gwatch, ga gcar's gbrakes)
Memory g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gphysical gdevice gused gto gstore ginformation gfor guse gin ga
gcomputer gor gother gdigital gelectronic gdevice( ge.g. gdisk gdrive, gflash gdrive)
RAM g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gRandom gAccess gMemory- galso gcalled gmain gmemory gstores
gthe gcomputer's gprograms gand gdata gtemporarily gwhile gpower gis gon.
CPU g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gCentral gProcessing gUnit gis gthe ghardware gthat gcarries gout gthe
ginstructions gof ga gcomputer gprogram. gIt gis gmade gup gof g3 gmain gparts: gthe gcontrol gunit
g(CU), gthe garithmetic gand gregister. gThe gCU gprocesses gthe gprogram's ginstructions, gthe
, gALU g(arithmetic glogic gunit) gperforms gthe garithmetic gand glogic goperations gand gthe
gregister gstores gintermediate gdata gduring gprogram gexecution.
Input gdevices g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gbring gdata gand gprograms ginto gthe gcomputer g(e.g.
gmouse, gkeyboard)
Output gdevices g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gtransmit gdata gto gother gcomputers gto gusers g(e.g.
gprinter, gmonitor, gspeaker)
Motherboard g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ghouses gthe gcomputer's gmain gelectronic gcomponents
Chips g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe gcomputer's gelectrical gcomponents gare gcomposed gof
gthese gvery gtiny gintegrated gcircuits.
Integrated gcircuit g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gpacked gwith gmillions gof gelectronic gcomponents
Bit g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gbinary gdigit, gthe gsmallest gunit gof gdata, ga g1 gor ga g0.
Byte g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gis gequal gto g8 gbits.
High-level glanguage g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gprogramming glanguage gthat gis ghuman
greadable g(app ginventor) gand gprovides gthe gprogrammer gwith geasy gto gunderstand
gabstractions.
Machine glanguage g(or glow-level glanguage) g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gprogramming
glanguage gthat gis gmachine greadable g(binary gcode), gcloser gto gthe gmachine ghardware gand
gprovides gabstractions gthat gare gdifficult gfor gthe gprogrammer gto gunderstand.
Compiler g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gsoftware gthat gtranslates gsource gcode g(human greadable)
ginto gbinary gcode.
Applications g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gprogram gor ggroup gof gprograms gdesigned gfor gend
gusers gsuch gas gFirefox, gExcel, gWord, getc.
Operating gSystem g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gis ga gcollection gof gcomputer gsoftware gthat
gmanages ghardware gresources gand gprovides gcommon gservices gfor gcomputer gprograms.
gMacOS, gWindows, gAndroid, gLinux, giOS gare gexamples.
Abstraction g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga ggeneral grepresentation gthat gstands gfor gsome
gcollection gof gindividual ginstances.
Constant g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gan gabstraction gthat grepresents ga gsingle gthing, ge.g., gthe
gvalue g5 g- gsomething gthat gdoesn't gchange.
Variable g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gA gsymbol gthat gcan gbe gused gto grepresent gany gnumber gand
gis gtherefore gmore ggeneral gand gmore gabstract gthan ga gconstant.
Score.
Algorithm g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gA gprecise gsequence gof ginstructions gfor gprocesses gthat
gcan gbe gimplemented gin ga gprogramming glanguage gand gexecuted gby ga gcomputer.
Control gStructure g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gone gor gmore gprogramming glanguage gstatements
gthat gcontrol gthe gflow gof ga gcomputer gprogram. gExamples: gIf/Else gstructure gor ga gloop
gstructure.
Computer g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gmachine gthat gprocesses ginformation gunder gthe gcontrol
gof ga gprogram.
Program g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gsequence gof ginstructions gthat gcontrol gthe gcomputer. gTo
grun, git gmust gbe gloaded ginto gthe gcomputer's gmemory gwhere gthe gCPU gexecutes git gone
ginstruction gat ga gtime.
Hardware g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe gcomputer's gelectronic gand gmechanical gcomponents.
Software g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe gprograms gthat gcontrol gcomputers
General gpurpose gcomputer g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gcomputer gthat gcan grun gmany gdifferent
gprograms g(e.g. ga gsmartphone).
Special gpurpose gcomputer g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gcomputer gthat ghas ga gfixed gprogram g(
ge.g. ga gcalculator, ga gwatch, ga gcar's gbrakes)
Memory g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gphysical gdevice gused gto gstore ginformation gfor guse gin ga
gcomputer gor gother gdigital gelectronic gdevice( ge.g. gdisk gdrive, gflash gdrive)
RAM g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gRandom gAccess gMemory- galso gcalled gmain gmemory gstores
gthe gcomputer's gprograms gand gdata gtemporarily gwhile gpower gis gon.
CPU g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gCentral gProcessing gUnit gis gthe ghardware gthat gcarries gout gthe
ginstructions gof ga gcomputer gprogram. gIt gis gmade gup gof g3 gmain gparts: gthe gcontrol gunit
g(CU), gthe garithmetic gand gregister. gThe gCU gprocesses gthe gprogram's ginstructions, gthe
, gALU g(arithmetic glogic gunit) gperforms gthe garithmetic gand glogic goperations gand gthe
gregister gstores gintermediate gdata gduring gprogram gexecution.
Input gdevices g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gbring gdata gand gprograms ginto gthe gcomputer g(e.g.
gmouse, gkeyboard)
Output gdevices g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gtransmit gdata gto gother gcomputers gto gusers g(e.g.
gprinter, gmonitor, gspeaker)
Motherboard g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ghouses gthe gcomputer's gmain gelectronic gcomponents
Chips g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe gcomputer's gelectrical gcomponents gare gcomposed gof
gthese gvery gtiny gintegrated gcircuits.
Integrated gcircuit g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gpacked gwith gmillions gof gelectronic gcomponents
Bit g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gbinary gdigit, gthe gsmallest gunit gof gdata, ga g1 gor ga g0.
Byte g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gis gequal gto g8 gbits.
High-level glanguage g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gprogramming glanguage gthat gis ghuman
greadable g(app ginventor) gand gprovides gthe gprogrammer gwith geasy gto gunderstand
gabstractions.
Machine glanguage g(or glow-level glanguage) g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gprogramming
glanguage gthat gis gmachine greadable g(binary gcode), gcloser gto gthe gmachine ghardware gand
gprovides gabstractions gthat gare gdifficult gfor gthe gprogrammer gto gunderstand.
Compiler g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga gsoftware gthat gtranslates gsource gcode g(human greadable)
ginto gbinary gcode.
Applications g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gprogram gor ggroup gof gprograms gdesigned gfor gend
gusers gsuch gas gFirefox, gExcel, gWord, getc.
Operating gSystem g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gis ga gcollection gof gcomputer gsoftware gthat
gmanages ghardware gresources gand gprovides gcommon gservices gfor gcomputer gprograms.
gMacOS, gWindows, gAndroid, gLinux, giOS gare gexamples.
Abstraction g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g ga ggeneral grepresentation gthat gstands gfor gsome
gcollection gof gindividual ginstances.
Constant g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gan gabstraction gthat grepresents ga gsingle gthing, ge.g., gthe
gvalue g5 g- gsomething gthat gdoesn't gchange.
Variable g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gA gsymbol gthat gcan gbe gused gto grepresent gany gnumber gand
gis gtherefore gmore ggeneral gand gmore gabstract gthan ga gconstant.
