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Computer Programming Terms

Intro. to Comp. Sci./Coding (1)

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Artificial Intelligencetries to copy actions of humans
Backward Compatiblesomething created for earlier version that works in new version
Binary Systembased on 2 digits
Bita basic building block in an electronic computer
Bytea group of 8 bits
Codethe software in a computer
Computer Modela set of rules used to predict reality
Computer Sciencethe study of tech. and ideas related to computers
Computer Simulationtries to produce results similar to reality
Decimal Systembased on 10 digits from 0-9
Electrical Engineerdesigns the hardware used in computer systems
Hardwarethe physical parts of a computer
Parallel ProcessingMultiple CPUs work on different tasks at the same time
Programmerwrites computer code to create software
Registera memory location in a CPU
Security Analystresponsible for protecting computer networks
Softwarethe instructions that tell the hardware what to do
Software Developerwrites the specifications for software
CPUthe "brain" of the computer


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Glenview Middle School
Anderson, SC

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