STUDY GUIDE FOR JAN. 6 QUIZ

 

Quiz 3 Study Guide –HTML, JAVA &  JAVA Script

Programming 2009-2010

 

Vocabulary:

1.     HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language

2.     HTML Tags – keywords surrounded by angle brackets <    >

3.     Markup language - is a set of tags, it is not a programming language

4.     JAVA – a programming language, developed in 1995

5.     Platform –independent – software that can be run on almost any computer

6.     JAVA Script – a scripting language, used to create interactive features on web pages

 

 

Matching:

Column A	Column B
1.     HTML documents	also called web pages
2.     web browser	Internet Explorer
3.     HTML Tags	come in pairs
4.     first heading	used for overall page title
5.     second heading	used for page subtitle
6.     third heading	used for titles of the main sections of your page
7.     JAVA	object –oriented programming
8.     JAVA Script	needs a browser to function
9.     HTML	is not a programming language

 

         

         

 

Quiz 2 Study Guide – Programming Languages

 

 

1.       Program - A collection of instructions that tells the computer what to do.

2.       Program Languages – written instructions for a computer using a language that the computer can understand.

3.       Compiler – a special program that translates commands into equivalent machine-language commands.

4.       Machine language or code – Made up of zeros and ones. Can create the smallest and fastest programs possible.

5.       Assembly language – Uses short easy to remember commands or abbreviations.

6.       The Portable Assembler - C –Provide a portable language that can be run on different computers

7.       FORTRAN – FORmula TRANslator – designed specifically for mathematical calculations

8.       COBOL – COmmon Business Oriented Language – designed for business data processing

 

9.       BASIC – Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code – designed to teach anyone how to write a program

10.              PASCAL – named after the French philosopher, Blaine Pascal;  designed to help beginners learn how to program

11.                      RAD – Rapid Application Development – Designed to write programs with graphical user interfaces faster than you could with High-level languages.

12.                     Database programming languages – Designed to store & retrieve information on names, addresses, phone numbers, customers, inventories, employees, etc

13.                 Scripting programming languages – Designed to allow you to modify an existing program (word processor or spreadsheet)

14.                    Web page programming languages – Designed to create interactive Web pages which make a site more interesting to view.

15.                    High-level programming languages – Resembles written human language. They can run on a variety of computers.

 

 

Quiz 1 Study Guide – Hardware & Software Vocabulary

 

Hardware – all the pieces of equipment that make up your computer system

 

Power supply – a device that distributes electricity to the various components of the system

 

Motherboard – the largest circuit board inside your personal computer

 

CPU – central processing unit is a chip located on the motherboard that administers the functions of the other components. It is often referred to as the brain of the computer.

 

Bus – the main communication path on the motherboard that connects the systems components with the CPU

 

RAM – random access memory are chips connected to the CPU and holds information only as long as the machine has power. If the machine is turned off or loses power the information in Ram is lost

 

Peripheral – a device that is connected to the computer through the bus (monitors, keyboards, disk drives, printers, scanners)

 

Input device – (a type of peripheral) A hardware device that sends information into the CPU (digital camera, joystick, keyboard, microphone, mouse, scanner, Web Cam)

 

Output device - Any peripheral that receives and/or displays output from a computer (monitor, printer, projector, sound card, speakers, video card)

 

Bits –All RAM memory is temporary, and is based on bits and bytes. Bits

 (binary digit) is the smallest increment of data on a computer

 

Bytes – 8 bits are equal to 1 byte, a byte is the most common measurement of storage in the computer

 

Software – instructions or information recorded onto some type of medium that allows a computer to run and act on data that is input

 

Operating system – every computer must have an operating system to run other programs, it is the most important program. It is considered to be the backbone of the computer because it manages both software and hardware on the computer (control memory, recognize input and output, manage files and control printers and scanners)

 

Application software – programs that allow you to make the computer do what you want (word processors, spreadsheets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Printer – output device

2. Speaker – output device

3. Keyboard – input device

4. Mouse – input device

5. Monitor – output device

6. Hard Drive – storage unit

7. Disk drive – storage unit