Python Chapter 1

a video display is a(n) ___ device

Interpreter: program that both translates and executes the instructions in a high level language program

A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer, is called___

assembly language is considered a high level language

a ___ is enough memory to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number

The rules that must be followed when writing a program are called

if you were to look at a machine language program, you would see

main memory is also known as RAM

images, like the ones created with digital cameras, cannot be stored as binary numbers

any piece of data stored in a computers memory must be stored as a binary number

the computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the program is working with, in ___

Utility Programs: word processing, spreadsheet, email, web browsers, & games

today, CPU's are small chips known as

A component that collects data from people or other devices and sends it to the computer is called

the part of a computer that runs programs is called ___

A(n) ___ is a set of instructions that computer follows to perform a task

A(n) ___ program translates a high-level language program into a separate machine language program.

a bit that is turned off represents the following value

the tiny dots of color that digital images are composed of are called

in the __ part of the fetch-decode-execute cycle, the CPU determines which operation it should perform.

A byte is made up of eight ___

an extensive encoding scheme that can represent characters for many languages in the world is ___

negative numbers are encoded using the ___ technique

the physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as ___ (dont be stupid)

machine language is the only language that a CPU understands

This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running

Application Software: Windows, Linux, Android, iOS

In the ___ numbering system, all numeric values are written as sequences of 0s and 1s

a set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, and other characters is

the ___ translates an assembly language program to machine language

Computers can only execute programs that are written in __

the words that make up a high level programming language are called ___

Real numbers are encoded using the ___ technique