chapter 1 - artificial intelligence

programmed decisions
non-programmed decisions
the most powerful supercomputers
artificial intelligence researchers
learning systems software
examples of problem constraints
examples of heuristics
Alan Turing
computers and natural language
decision-making process / problem-solving process
proactive/reactive approach to problem solving
optimization model
semantics/syntax
expert systems
Artificial Intelligence systems
computational biology

chapter 2 - software and design

objects and methods, attributes and actions
sound sampling
program code error handling
binary representation / number conversion
software's critical functions
responsibilities of the operating system
low-level language, machine language
high-level language
combiled programs, translated programs
software development lifecycle stages
algorithm
computability
flowchart
program crash
object-oriented programming, structured programming
unicode
logic error
programming structures for decisions and repetition
programming syntax
usability testing
language translators
language interpreters

chapter 3 - information technology

standards
system performance indicators
processor performance
secondary storage
flash memory, cache memory
aggregation, composition
rationality
complex problem solving
algorithm constraints
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