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An Overview of Computers and Programming Languages

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show computer  
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show hardware software  
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The ___ and the main memory are examples of hardware components   show
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show main memory  
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show lost  
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___ provides permanent storage for information. Hard disks, flash drives, floppy disks, ZIP disks, CD-ROMS, and tapes are examples of secondary storage   show
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show keyboard mouse  
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The computer sends its ___ to a device, such as the computer screen   show
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show software  
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show operating system  
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show machine language  
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show bit  
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show byte  
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show binary code, binary number  
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One ___ (KB) is 2^10 = 1024 bytes One ___ (MB) is 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes One ___ (GB) is 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes One ___ (TB) is 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes One ___ (PB) is 2^50 = bytes One ___ (EB) is 2^60 = bytes One ___ (ZB) is 2^70 = bytes   show
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___ are programs that translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code, called object code   show
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show linker  
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show exeute  
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A loader transfers executable code into ___   show
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show algorithm  
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