Flashcards

FLASH CARDS

Kain Bell English 8 cards

Cards in this deck (8)

1The purpose of the CPUThe purpose of the CPU is to execute a sequence of stored instructions in programs.
2The purpose of the hard driveThe purpose of the hard drive is to store files, programs and data.
3Clock speedClock speed the speed at which a microprocessor executes instructions.
4The purpose of the RAMRAM is used for storing loaded programs and the data programs use. It stands for "random access memory" and constitutes the working memory of a computer.
5InputInput is when you put data into a variable
like a name or a number.
6OutputOutput is when some data like a number or a name is output on to your screen.
7SyntaxSyntax of a computer language is the set of rules of the language.
8The difference between syntax and logic errors.Syntax errors occur when a program does not conform to the grammar of a programming language.
Logic errors occur when a program does not do what the programmer expects it to do.