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Chapter 2: Hardware and software
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- 1HardwareA physical component of a computer system
- 2DeviceA hardware components of a computer system consisting of electronic components
- 3Output deviceA device used to communicate data or information from a computer system
- 4Storage deviceA device used to store data onto a storage medium
- 5Input deviceA device that allows data to be entered into a computer system
- 6Storage mediumThe medium on which data is stored
- 7VolatileData is lost when there is no power
- 8Non-volatileData remains when there is no power
- 9SoftwarePrograms which give instructions to the computer
- 10User interfaceCommunication between the user and the computer system
- 11Utility softwareSoftware that performs some sort of maintenance on the computer system
- 12Operating systemSoftware that manages the hardware within a computer system
- 13Custom-writtenSoftware that is written especially to meet the requirements of a client
- 14Off-the-shelfGeneral purpose software available to a large market
- 15CompilerTranslates high-level programming language into an executable file in machine code
- 16InterpreterTranslates high-level programming language into machine code, one line of source code at a time
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