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Units 6 & 7

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Sequential Computing

Back (Answer)

programs run in order, one command at a time

#2
Front (Question)

Parallel Computing

Back (Answer)

programs are broken into small pieces, some of which are run simultaneously

#3
Front (Question)

Distributed Computing

Back (Answer)

programs are run by multiple devices

#4
Front (Question)

Back (Answer)

the time used to complete a task sequentially divided by the time to complete a task in parallel

#5
Front (Question)

Library

Back (Answer)

a group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs

#6
Front (Question)

API

Back (Answer)

Application Program Interface - specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used - The documentation for each function in the library

#7
Front (Question)

Procedural Abstraction

Back (Answer)

provides a name for a process and allows the procedure (function) to be used only knowing what it does, and not necessarily how it does it

#8
Front (Question)

Modularity

Back (Answer)

the subdivision of a computer program into separate subprograms