Java - Chapter 1 terms questions and answers verified and updated.

Java - Chapter 1 terms questions and answers verified and updated. Computer Systems - correct st of hardware and software Hardware - correct physical machine Program - correct answers.a set of instructions for the computer to carry out Software - correct the different kinds of programs used to give instructions to the computer are collectively known as software CPU - correct answers.Central processing unit, or the processor, is the device inside your computer that follows a program's instructions Processor - correct answers.Central processing unit, or the processor, is the device inside your computer that follows a program's instructions Where does the power of a computer come from? - correct power of a computer comes from its speed and the intricacies of its programs Memory - correct y holds data, and it holds the result of hte computer's intermediate calculations. Memory exists in two basic forms, known as main memory and auxiliary memory Data - correct -explanatory Main memory - correct answers.Main memory holds the current program and much of the data that the program manipulating. Main memory is volatile Volatile - correct answers.Memory that is volatile will disappear when you shut down your computer Auxiliary/Secondary memory - correct answers.Auxiliary memory, or secondary memory, exists even when the computer's power is off. All various kinds of disks are aux memory RAM - correct for random access memory is the main memory Address - correct number of a byte is called its address. The computer's main memory consists of a long list of numbered bytes. Byte - correct answers.a byte is the smallest addressable unit of memory. A piece of data, such as a number or a keyboard character, can be stored in one of these bytes. When the computer needs to recover the data later, it uses the address of the bytes to find the data item Binary digit/bit - correct answers.a byte is comprised of 8 binary digits, 0s and 1s. Memory location - correct answers.Groups of adjacent bytes can serve as a single, larger memory location Directories/folders - correct answers.A directory, or folder, contains files. A file is group of bytes stored in auxiliary memory Running/executing - correct you give the computer a program and some data and tell the computer to follow the instructions in the program, you are running, or executing the program on the data Programmers - correct e who write programs Operating system - correct operating system is a program that supervises a computer's operation High level languages - correct is a high level language. Ones that are designed to be relatively easy for people to understand and use Machine Language - correct answers.The language that the computer can directly understand Assembly Language - correct answers.a symbolic form of machine language that is easier for people to read. Almost the same thing as machine language, but it needs some minor additional translation before it can run on the computer. These are known as low-level languages Compiler - correct answers.The translation of a program from a high-level language, like Java, to a low-level language is performed entirely in part by another program. compilers translate source code into object code