
Prelab Activities
Review
A computer is a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process
data. The verbs store, retrieve, and process relate to the five basic physical components
of the computer: the memory unit, the arithmetic/logic unit, the control unit, input
devices, and output devices. These physical components are called computer hardware.
The programs that are available to run on a computer are called software. Writing the
programs that make up the software is called programming.
Programming
A program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specific task.
Programming is the process of defining the sequence of instructions. ...