Computer Science / Unit 5 CS 0232 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Program and Data
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The idea
A program and its data are both stored as sequences of bits — the hardware executes the program, and the program is fed the data.
In practice
A budgeting app and the transactions it totals sit on the same disk in the same alphabet.
Where people slip
The distinction is in the role, not the storage.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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