Cosc 101 final exam review questions
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compilers - ANSWERS-use translators for high-level languages
pseudo-op - ANSWERS-invokes a service of the assembler
conditional operation - ANSWERS-involves the comparison of values and the subsequent use of
the outcome to decide what to do next
Operation code (opcode) - ANSWERS-a single instruction for cpu
local area network - ANSWERS-Connects hardware devices such as computers, printers and
storage devices that are all in close proximity to each other
Wide Area Network (WAN) - ANSWERS-Spans a large geographic area such as a state, province,
or country
Personal Area Network (PAN) - ANSWERS-A network of devices such as smartphones,
notebooks, and tablets using Bluetooth technology
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - ANSWERS-A large computer network usually spanning a
city
methods - ANSWERS-contain blocks of executable code
, programming language - ANSWERS-tool for solving problems
John Von Neumann - ANSWERS--introduced the concept of stored programs
-wrote a paper discussing storage
Variable - ANSWERS-named storage location that holds a data value
jacquard's loom - ANSWERS-1st programmable device
pseudocode - ANSWERS-design and represent algorithms
if x=0, otherwise... - ANSWERS-conditional statement
"Print n" - ANSWERS-sequential statement
"Repeat the following 5 operations until i<100..." - ANSWERS-iterative loop statement
computer science - ANSWERS-The study of algorithms, taking into consideration their hardware,
linguistics and mathematical realizations to solve a problem.
characteristics of a good algorithm - ANSWERS--elegance
-efficiency
-maintainability
-understandability
-correctness
and answers8
compilers - ANSWERS-use translators for high-level languages
pseudo-op - ANSWERS-invokes a service of the assembler
conditional operation - ANSWERS-involves the comparison of values and the subsequent use of
the outcome to decide what to do next
Operation code (opcode) - ANSWERS-a single instruction for cpu
local area network - ANSWERS-Connects hardware devices such as computers, printers and
storage devices that are all in close proximity to each other
Wide Area Network (WAN) - ANSWERS-Spans a large geographic area such as a state, province,
or country
Personal Area Network (PAN) - ANSWERS-A network of devices such as smartphones,
notebooks, and tablets using Bluetooth technology
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - ANSWERS-A large computer network usually spanning a
city
methods - ANSWERS-contain blocks of executable code
, programming language - ANSWERS-tool for solving problems
John Von Neumann - ANSWERS--introduced the concept of stored programs
-wrote a paper discussing storage
Variable - ANSWERS-named storage location that holds a data value
jacquard's loom - ANSWERS-1st programmable device
pseudocode - ANSWERS-design and represent algorithms
if x=0, otherwise... - ANSWERS-conditional statement
"Print n" - ANSWERS-sequential statement
"Repeat the following 5 operations until i<100..." - ANSWERS-iterative loop statement
computer science - ANSWERS-The study of algorithms, taking into consideration their hardware,
linguistics and mathematical realizations to solve a problem.
characteristics of a good algorithm - ANSWERS--elegance
-efficiency
-maintainability
-understandability
-correctness
