CIS 110 Vocabulary

a computer; a machine capable of performing many tasks by reading a program

a machine designed to perform one task only, like a vacumn cleaner

instructions to direct the computers operating system and hardware for a specific purpose

defines all of the basic commands that the computer can execute

commands that make up the instruction set; low-level language

the interface used to interact with the program and the computer

code segments

the ability of a module to be shared by many different applications

involves a client & a server; example is a web-based form; involves programs client side & server side

code that is developed to permit a broad range of operations to be performed on a specific data set

in OOP, the items that comprise the data set; also known as fields

in OOP, the operations performed on the data

in OOP, a set of attributes along with the methods that are provided to work with them

data is only directly accesible by an objects own methods

interface provided by encapsulated data that prevents inappropriate or incorrect use

a set of clearly written, unamiguous instructions that have been developed to perform a task

mix of English & programming language syntax that a programmer can translate into code

a set of special words, symbols & operators that a programmer uses to write program instructions--that must then be translated to machine language for the computer to use

entire sourcecode for a program in converted to an executable file before being given to an end user

execution of programs dependent on a special program known as an interpreter

provides a complete service on a local computer

programs that run partly or entirely on remote computers, linked to the user across a network

provides markup instructions (usually in the form of tags) that simply describe data or indicate how data is to be formatted