Visual Basic Programming Chapter 1 Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic

Chapter 1 Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic
1.1 Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

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 A binary digit
is zero or one

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At each step of its operation, the input to a Central Processing Unit is
an instruction

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When a program runs on a computer, the part of the computer that carries out the instructions is called the
CPU

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 When a program runs on a computer, it is stored in
RAM

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 RAM, random-access memory, is called that because
you can pick any two random locations and it will take the same time to access the data.

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 When a program is not running, it is stored 

on a disk.

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 Flash drives, CDs, external disks are all examples of ________storage (memory) devices.

Secondary

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 Monitors, printers, status lights are all examples of_______devices

Output

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 Mice, trackpads, keyboards, scanners, joysticks are all examples of________ devices

Input

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An operating system

allocates resources like memory to programs that are running.

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 Application software

is any software that is runs with the support of the operating system.

1.2 Programs and Programming Languages

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What best defines a "programming language"?

It allows us to express an algorithm.

Which of these is not a programming language?

HTML, not C C++ Java

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 Compilers translate the instructions written by the programmer into_________code

object

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 The code that a programmer writes is called___________code

source

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 A compiler

translates source code into executable code

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 The rules that govern the correct order and usage of the elements of a language are called the__________of the language

syntax

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 Words that have a special meaning in a programming language are called  _________

keywords