hardware

the physical pieces of your computer

integrated development environment (IDE)

A software application that puts together code editor and other tools used to create software.

software

the programs/apps that you use on your computer.

executable

A file that contains instructions for your computer. This file is created by having a compiler translate your program into instructions for your computer

address

a number that indicates the location within memory

bit

the most basic unit of storage, stores a value that is either 0 or 1

byte

8 bits makes up 1 byte