The most important example of system software is a computer’s operating system.
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Informally, a computing agent is like a recipe.
Informally, a computing agent is like a recipe.
The part of a computer that is responsible for processing da…
The part of a computer that is responsible for processing data is the central processing unit (CPU).
A programmer typically starts by writing high-level language…
A programmer typically starts by writing high-level language statements in a text editor.
An algorithm describes a process that ends with a solution t…
An algorithm describes a process that ends with a solution to a problem.
An algorithm solves a general class of problems.
An algorithm solves a general class of problems.
Each individual instruction in an algorithm is well defined.
Each individual instruction in an algorithm is well defined.
In the 1930s, the mathematician Blaise Pascal explored the t…
In the 1930s, the mathematician Blaise Pascal explored the theoretical foundations and limits of algorithms and computation.
Computer science focuses on a broad set of interrelated idea…
Computer science focuses on a broad set of interrelated ideas.
The first electronic digital computers, sometimes called mai…
The first electronic digital computers, sometimes called mainframe computers, consisted of vacuum tubes, wires, and plugs, and filled entire rooms.