Mobile CSP L2.5 Vocabulary Matching

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Computer

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A machine that processes information under the control of a program

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Program

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A  sequence of instructions that controls the computer.  To run, it must be loaded into the computer’s memory where the CPU executes it one instruction at a time

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Hardware

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The computer’s electronic and mechanical components

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Software

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The programs that control the computer

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General purpose computer

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A computer that can run many different programs (e.g. a  smartphone)

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Special purpose computer

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A computer that has a fixed program (e.g. a calculator, a watch, a car's brakes)

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RAM (random access memory)

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Stores the computer's programs and data temporarily while power is on

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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The hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program.

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Motherboard

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Houses the computer's main electronic components

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Machine language

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A programming language that is directly readable by the computer’s CPU.