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Questions

1. Both main memory and secondary storage are types of memory. Describe the differ-ence between the two.

2. What is the difference between system software and application software?

3. What type of software controls the internal operations of the computer's hardware?

4. Why must programs written in a high-level language be translated into machine lan-guage before they can be run?

5. Why is it easier to write a program in a high-level language than in machine language?

6. Explain the difference between an object file and an executable file.

7. What is the difference between a syntax error and a logical error?

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8. Computers can do many different jobs because they can be _________.

9. The job of the _________ is to fetch instructions, carry out the operations commanded by the instructions, and produce some outcome or resultant information. 10. Internally, the CPU consists of the _________ and the _________.

11. A(n) _________ is an example of a secondary storage device.

12. The two general categories of software are _________ and _________.

13. A program is a set of _________.

14. Since computers can't be programmed in natural human language, algorithms must be written in a(n) _________ language.

15. _________ is the only language computers really process.

16. _________ languages are close to the level of humans in terms of readability.

17. _________ languages are close to the level of the computer.

18. A program's ability to run on several different types of computer systems is called _________.

19. Words that have special meaning in a programming language are called _________.

20. Words or names defined by the programmer are called _________.

21. _________ are characters or symbols that perform operations on one or more operands.