CPSC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Solution Stack, Google Search, Spreadsheet
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Computing in its most general form concerns data and three phenomena: hardware, software, and the experience . Hardware: computers are the physical embodiment of computation. They represent one of the greatest technological achievements. Software: embodies the programs that instruct computers in the steps needed to implement applications. Software, unrestricted by he physical world, can direct a computer to do almost anything. The experience: together, hardware and software present a virtual world that doesn"t exist, but which we experience. These experiences, dictated by the interaction of the virtual and physical worlds, are new and important. Software is the implementation of one more programs. Software stack : concept use to structure and organize the software in contemporary computer systems. Software stack : series of layers of programs that implement user applications. Program : instruct an agent to perform some function or action, by giving a step-by- step process. The agent is anything that can follow the instructions. (agent is the computer. )
