MADAYAG, JHEZARIE MAE Q.

BSIT 2A

CCSICT-ISU CAUAYAN CITY CAMPUS

PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES

ACTIVITY 1

Identify the following statements.

• The set of instructions that performs various operations.

ANSWER: COMPUTER PROGRAM
• The root word of the computer.
ANSWER: COMPUTE
• Give 3 examples of input data.
ANSWER:1) TYPING IN KEYBOARD, 2) MOVING OR CLICKING THE
MOUSE, 3) DOWNLOADING DOCUMENTS OR PHOTOS IN COMPUTER
• Give 2 examples of the Operating System.
ANSWER: WINDOWS, MAC OS
• Referred to as the problem-oriented languages (POL).
ANSWER: HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES (HLL)
• It is also known as data processors.
ANSWER: COMPUTER/S
• If the source program contains errors, it will be freely executed until at the end of
the execution of the program. What type of translator is this?
ANSWER: INTERPRETER
• It is the machinery itself.
ANSWER: HARDWARE

Answer the following briefly.

• Give the functions of the Computer.

ANSWER: -TAKES DATA AS AN INPUT
-STORES THE DATA/INSTRUCTIONS IN ITS MEMORY.
-PROCESSES THE DATA AND CONVERTS IT INTO USEFUL INFORMATION
-GENERATES THE OUTPUT
• Define a computer in your words.
ANSWER: COMPUTER IS A MACHINE THAT HELPS THE USER TO MAKE
HIS OR HER WORK EASIER IN A DIGITAL WAY. IT SOLVES COMPLEX
WORK SUCH AS DOWNLOADING OR TYPING DATA IN A DOCUMENT OR
SAVING PICTURES. IT HAS AN OPERATING SYSTEM AND A WIDE
STORAGE AREA.
• What is Software?
ANSWER: SOFTWARE IS A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS THAT
UTILIZE AND ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF THE HARDWARE

• What is Computer Programming?

ANSWER: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IS THE PROCESS THAT
PROFESSIONALS USE TO WRITE CODE THAT INSTRUCTS HOW A
COMPUTER, APPLICATION OR SOFTWARE PROGRAM PERFORMS. source:
https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/stem/what-is-computer-programming

• Describe the difference between the assembly language and machine language.
ANSWER: ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE IS MACHINE-INDEPENDENT.IT ALSO
USES MNEMONIC CODES RATHER THAN NUMERIC CODES, WHILE
MACHINE LANGUAGE, THIS LANGUAGE USES BINARY CODES, IT IS
DIFFICULT AND LEADING TO ERRORS WHILE WRITING OR MAKING THE
PROGRAMS.IT IS MACHINE-DEPENDENT. IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE
FIRST-GENERATION LANGUAGES.