CSE 100- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 79 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Computer: machine that can be programmed and follow a set of instructions. Program/software: a set of directions that a computer will follow to complete a task. Programmer: the person possessing the set of skills and knowledge to implement an design computer programs. How the person interacts with the instructions. Hardware: the actual physical part of the computer. Also has a control unit (retrieve and decode the program) And an arithmetic & logic unit (alu) (does the math operations) Purpose : contains a cycle fetch (retrieves next program instruction from main memory), decode (interpret program and create signal), execute (route signal to correct component to perform operation) Main memory: contains program instructions & data, erased when program ends/computer off, aka ram (*can access data/instruction from any memory location, thus its name) Bit smallest piece of memory ( b inary dig it ), electrical charge (positive is on, negative.
