CIS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neologism, Usb, Kilobyte
31 Jan 2018
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An ordered set of well-defined instructions for the solution of a problem in a finite number of steps. A program which allows us to apply ourselves to a particular task, such as editing an image, accessing internet resources, or playing a game. American standard code for information interchange; an international standard for encoding characters into 7-bit codes. Ascii is the basis of the more modern. A scheme for encoding data which uses only the digits 0 and 1. Binary code can be used to encode text, images, sounds, and programs, amongst other data. bit. Contraction of the term binary digit ; hence, either 0 or 1. booting. The process by which a computer loads its operating system into primary storage, from secondary storage, using the instructions found in rom. bus byte an electrical connection through which data are transmitted. Contraction of the term binary term ; the smallest unit of information which can be accessed directly by a computer.
