COSC 1P02 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mathematically Correct, Round-Off Error, Computer Data Storage
25 Jan 2018
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In one or two sentences, define or explain five of the following terms or concepts as they pertain to computer science: abstraction: Abstraction is emphasis of the similarities and deemphasis of the differences (details). Computer science, we use procedural abstraction to separate the action desired (method name and parameters) from the details of how the action is accomplished (method body): analysis (in software development): In software development, analysis is the determination of what is required in the computer system to be developed. It generally involves interaction with user groups to determine precisely the needs and uses for the system: byte: A byte is a unit of computer storage consisting of 8 bits. It is typically the smallest addressable unit within computer memory: narrowing conversion: A narrowing conversion occurs when a value is changed from a larger (wider, more values) type to a smaller (narrower, fewer values) type resulting in loss of information.
