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Description
Flashcards by Aparna Dhirde, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Aparna Dhirde
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Problem Solving | The process of formulating a problem, finding a solution, and expressing the solution |
| High-level Language | A programming language like Python that is designed to be easy for humans to read and write. |
| Low-level language | A programming language that is designed to be easy for a computer to execute also called "machine language" or "assembly language" |
| Interpreter | To execute program in a high level language by translating it one line at a time |
| Compiler | To translate a program written in a high level language into a low level language all at once,in preparation for later execution. |
| Source code | A program in a high level language before being compiled |
| Object code | The output of the compiler after it translates the program |
| Information | Processed data |
| Structured data | Data which follows a strict record structure and is easy to comprehend |
| unstructured data | Data which are not organised in a pre-defined record format |
| Semi-structured data | Data which have no well-defined structure but maintains internal tags or markings to separate data elements |
| Data Capturing | The process of gathering data from Different sources in the digital form |
| Data Storage | The process of storing the captured data for processing later. |
| Data Retrieval | Fetching data from the storage devices, for its processing as per the user requirement |
| Data Recovery | A process of retrieving deleted, corrupted and lost data from secondary storage devices. |
| System software | software that is directly related to coordinating computer operations and performs tasks associated with controlling and utilizing computer hardware. |
| Command-based Interface | It requires a user to enter the commands to perform different tasks like creating, opening, editing or deleting a file, etc. |
| Graphical User Interface | It lets users run programs or give instructions to the computer in the form of icons, menus and other visual options. |
| Touch-based Interface | Smartphones, tablets and PCs allow users to interact with the system simply using the touch input |
| Voice-based Interface | For users who cannot use the input devices like the mouse, keyboard, and touchscreens, modern operating systems provide voice based interface for human-computer interaction. |
| Gesture-based Interface | Smartphones based on Android and iOS as well as laptops let users interact with the devices using gestures like waving, tilting, eye motion and shaking |
| Device driver | The device driver acts as an interface between the device and the operating system. |
| Free and Open source software | Some application software provide their source code as well as the software freely to the public |
| Freeware | Software are freely available for use but source code may not be available |
| proprietary software | When the software to be used has to be purchased from the vendor who has the copyright of the software |
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