What is the meaning of ‘Informatique’?
It’s a contraction of the words information and automatique, created in 1962 by Philippe Dreyfus.
What is an ‘Ordinateur’?
A machine capable of automatically performing arithmetic and logical operations based on programs.
What does ‘Logiciel’ refer to?
A term created in 1969 par la Délégation gouvernementale à l’informatique en combinant les termes logique et matériel pour remplacer software.
What is a ‘CPU’ or microprocessor?
The central component responsible for interpreting and executing instructions, communicating with memory and peripherals; it operates at the clock’s rhythm.
What is ‘Mémoire’?
An electronic circuit that records, retains, and temporarily retrieves data and instructions used by the processor.
What is an ‘Adresse mémoire’?
A unique number that identifies a memory location containing data.
What is a ‘Bus’ in computing?
A set of wires that transmits information. The data bus transfers information, the address bus selects information to process, and the control bus synchronizes the flows.
What is ‘Langage machine’?
A sequence of zeros and ones interpreted by the processor; it’s the only language it understands.
What is ‘BIOS’?
A small program in ROM that initializes hardware components and launches the operating system.
What is ‘UEFI’?
A modern version of BIOS that serves as an interface between firmware, the operating system, and peripherals, without a 2.2 To disk limit.
