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Cohoon/Davidson: C++ Program Design, Third Edition
C++ Program Design, 3/e
James P. Cohoon, University of Virginia
Jack W. Davidson, University of Virginia

Computing and the object-oriented design methodology

Chapter Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter the student will understand and be able to utilize the following key concepts:

The term, computer system, is used to emphasize that there are two distinct components: hardware and software.

The hardware is the computer itself.

The software is the programs that tell the computer what to do.

We introduce basic computing terminology and the concepts behind object-oriented design.