Introduction

Overview

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Learning Objectives

• State the purpose and use of a computer

• State the primary characteristic that makes the computer a unique device

• List and describe the four stages of the program execution cycle

• Explain how a computer stores and retrieves programs for execution

• State the difference between a computer and a computer system

• Define the concept of a program from the human and computer perspective

• State the purpose and use of main auxiliary, and cache Memory

• Describe how programs are loaded into main memory and executed by a Computer

• State the purpose and use of the java virtual machine

• List the similarities between the java virtual Machine and A real computer

• Describe the architecture of the java hotspot™ virtual machine

• Explain the purpose of byte code

• Define the concept of an algorithm