Basic Knowledge of Computer Terminology Part – II

• A set of instructions given to the computer in a particular sequence for solving a given problem is Programme.
• A standard keyboard has a total of 84 or 101 or 121 keys.
• Bit is the basic unit of Inverters It can have two values one and zero only.
• Boolean algebra was developed to deal with binary numbers.Under the binary system all ordinary operations are reduced to their simplest form Arithmetical.
• Byte is a combination of Eight bits.
• Combination of four bits is Nibble.
• Compiler is a programme which translates a high-level language programme into Machine language.
• The Operating system is an organized collection of routines and procedures for operating a computer.
• The term given to the machinery itself and to me various individual pieces of equipment is Hardware
• Time Sharing is the concurrent use of a single computer system by Many independent users.
• Zero and one in their endless combination constitute binary I system on which Computer are base.
• Finnware is defined as software embedded into the hardware.
• Binary code is a term which describes a way of counting.
• Word is the combination of two or more than two bytes.
• A Byte is a number, it carries instructions or information inside computers.
• A Binary digit,or bit for short is a number. It is either 1 or 0.
• A central processing (CPU), is a part of a Computer, it uses a program to change data that pass through it.
• A collection of programmers written to bring the hardware of a computer system into operation is Software.
• A general collection of data shared by a variety of users is Database.
• A programmed which converts assembly language programmed into Machine language programmed.