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what is the brain of the computer
what is the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
What is an input device
a device that feed data and programs into a computer
what are analog signals
a continuos wave form used to represent such things as sound
what is binary code
a sequence of 1's and 0's
what is binary
base 2- the number system computers use
what is the memory directly connected to the CPU
Main Memory A.K.A. Random Access Memory
what is an output device
What are digital signals
represents information in a sequence of 1s and 0s
a sequence of 8 bits
what is a mnemonic
an instruction that is in an easy-to-remember form
what are the memory cells
an ordered sequence of cells in the main memory
what system controls the computer
system programs
the language of computers (usually in the form of 1's and 0's)
what is a Kilo Byte
approximately 1000 bytes (specifically 1024 bytes)
What is an assembler
a program that translates a program written in assembly language into an equivalent program in machine language
A unique location in memory for each cell
address
what is an operating system
monitors the overall activity of the computer and provides services
what is a digit in the form of 1 or 0
binary digit
what is the American Standard code for information Interchange
the most commonly used encoding scheme for personal computers {128 characters (from 0 to 127)}
what are high level languages
a programming language that is similar to speaking languages
what is secondary storage
A device that stores information permanently
what is a program that performs a specific task
application program
what is a bit
a binary digit in the form of 1 or 0
what is the decimal system
Base 10- the number system we use in daily life
what is a compiler
a program that translates instructions written in a high level language into the equivalent machine language