[...]... semiconductor chips having thousands of transistors embedded on their surface Compared to CPU chips, memory chips are less complicated, slower, and less expensive www.traintelco.com RAM megabyte 4 Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java 1.2.3 Storage Devices Memory is volatile, because information is lost when the power is turned off Programs and data are permanently stored on storage... instructors to create/modify quizzes from test bank or a text file or to create complete new tests online ■ Allows instructors to assign the quizzes to students and set a due date and test time limit for the whole class or for individuals ■ Allows students and instructors to review submitted quizzes ■ Allows students and instructors to track grades on quizzes Video Notes are Pearson’s new visual tool designed... language developed by Microsoft) ■ Java Each of these languages was designed for a specific purpose COBOL was designed for business applications and is used primarily for business data processing FORTRAN was designed for mathematical computations and is used mainly for numeric computations BASIC was designed to be learned and used easily Ada was developed for the Department of Defense and is used mainly... general-purpose programming language that can be used to develop robust mission-critical applications Today, it is employed not only for Web programming, but also for developing standalone applications across platforms on servers, desktops, and mobile devices It was used to develop the code to communicate with and control the robotic rover on Mars Many companies that once considered Java to be more hype... 3 Memory stores data and program instructions The programmer need not be concerned about the encoding and decoding of data, which the system performs automatically, based on the encoding scheme In the popular ASCII encoding scheme, for example, character 'J' is represented by 01001010 in one byte A byte is the minimum storage unit A small number such as 3 can be stored in a single byte To store a number... programs from the text or created by instructors ■ Quiz Creation/Submission/Grading System: It enables instructors to create/modify quizzes that students can take and be graded upon automatically ■ Tracking grades, attendance, etc: The system enables the students to track grades and instructors, to view the grades of all students, and to track attendance The main features of the Automatic Grading System are... machine what to do, you have to enter binary code Programming in machine language is a tedious process Moreover, the programs are highly difficult to read and modify For example, to add two numbers, you might have to write an instruction in binary like this: software programming machine language 1101101010011010 Assembly language is a low-level programming language in which a mnemonic is used to represent... purchase of a new textbook To purchase access to Video Notes, please go to www.pearsonhighered.com/liang Student Resource Materials The student resources can be accessed through the Publisher’s Web site (www.pearsonhighered.com/liang) and the Companion Web site (www.cs.armstrong.edu/liang/intro8e) The resources include: ■ Answers to review questions ■ Solutions to even-numbered programming exercises www.traintelco.com... Java, World Wide Web, and Beyond This book Gosling at embedded redesigned applet introduces Java programming Java was developed by a team led by James Sun Microsystems Originally called Oak, it was designed in 1991 for use in chips in consumer electronic appliances In 1995, renamed Java, it was for developing Internet applications For the history of Java, see java.sun.com/features/1998/05/birthday.html... Design SQL Basics Advanced SQL Part V Web Programming Supplements A HTML and XHTML Tutorial B CSS Tutorial C XML D Java and XML E Tomcat Tutorial F More Examples on JSF and Visual Web Development Instructor Resource Materials The instructor resources can be accessed through the Publisher’s Web site (www.pearsonhighered.com/liang) and the Companion Web site (www.cs.armstrong.edu/liang/intro8e) For username . President and Editorial Director, ECS: Marcia J. Horton Editor in Chief, Computer Science: Michael Hirsch Executive Editor: Tracy Dunkelberger Assistant Editor: Melinda Haggerty Editorial Assistant:. advanced GUI, database, and Web programming. It is designed to prepare students to become proficient Java programmers. A brief version (Introduction to Java Programming, Brief Version, Eighth Edition). Beck Cover Image: Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird / Steve Byland / Shutterstock; Hummingbird, Nazca Lines / Gary Yim / Shutterstock Art Editor: Greg Dulles Media Editor: Daniel Sandin Copyright ©