9687723016 | Prototype | A preliminary sketch of an idea or model for something new. It's the original drawing from which something real might be built or created. | 0 | |
9687723017 | Binary Question | a question to which there are only two possible answers. | 1 | |
9687723018 | Binary Message | a message that can only be one of two possible values. | 2 | |
9687723019 | Bit | A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1. | 3 | |
9687723020 | Bit rate | the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec. | 4 | |
9687723021 | Protocol | A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices. | 5 | |
9687723022 | Bandwidth | Transmission capacity measure by bit rate | 6 | |
9687723023 | Latency | Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver. | 7 | |
9687723024 | ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange is the universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand. | 8 | |
9687723025 | Code | (v) to write code, or to write instructions for a computer. | 9 | |
9687723026 | Chapter 2 Start | Freebee | 10 | |
9687723027 | Request For Comments (RFC) | These documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website. | 11 | |
9687723028 | IP Address | A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet. | 12 | |
9687723029 | Packets | Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information. | 13 | |
9687723030 | Network Redundancy | having multiple backups to ensure reliability during cases of high usage or failure | 14 | |
9687723031 | Router | A type of computer that forwards data across a network | 15 | |
9687723032 | TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) | Provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet. Tightly linked with IP. | 16 | |
9687723033 | DNS (Domain Name System) | the Internet's system for converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses. | 17 | |
9687723034 | HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) | Protocol used by the World Wide Web. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web servers respond to commands. | 18 | |
9687723035 | Abstraction | Reducing information and detail to focus on essential characteristics. | 19 | |
9687723036 | Server | A computer that awaits and responds to requests for data. | 20 | |
9687723037 | Client | A computer that requests data stored on a server. | 21 | |
9687723038 | UNIT II | Freebee :) | 22 | |
9687723039 | Heuristic | A problem solving approach (algorithm) to find a satisfactory solution where finding an optimal or exact solution is impractical or impossible. | 23 | |
9687723040 | Lossless Compression | a data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data. | 24 | |
9687723041 | Image | A type of data used for graphics or pictures. | 25 | |
9687723042 | Metadata | Data that describes other data. For example, a digital image may include metadata that describe the size of the image, number of colors, or resolution. | 26 | |
9687723043 | Pixel | Short for "picture element" it is the fundamental unit of a digital image, typically a tiny square or dot which contains a single point of color of a larger image. | 27 | |
9687723044 | Hexadecimal | A base-16 number system that uses sixteen distinct symbols 0-9 and A-F to represent numbers from 0 to 15. | 28 | |
9687723045 | RGB | varying intensities of (R)ed, (G)reen, and (B)lue light are added together in to reproduce a broad array of colors. | 29 | |
9687723046 | Lossy | A compression scheme in which "useless" or less-than-totally-necessary information is thrown out in order to reduce the size of the data. The eliminated data is unrecoverable. | 30 | |
9687723047 | Hypothesis | A proposed explanation for some phenomenon used as the basis for further investigation. | 31 | |
9687723048 | README | A document providing background information about a dataset. | 32 | |
9687723049 | CSV (Common-Separated Values) | This is a widely-used format for storing data. | 33 | |
9687723050 | Raw Data | The original data as it was collected. | 34 | |
9687723051 | Summary Table | A table of aggregate information about a dataset (e.g., the average, sum, count of some values). | 35 | |
9687723052 | Pivot Tabel | The tool used by most spreadsheet programs to create a summary table. | 36 | |
9687723053 | Aggregation | A computation in which rows from a data set are grouped together and used to compute a single value of more significant meaning or measurement. | 37 | |
9687723054 | Unit 3 | Freebee:) | 38 | |
9687723055 | Algorithm | A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer and are implemented using programming languages. | 39 | |
9687723056 | Low Level Programming Language | A programming language that captures only the most primitive operations available to a machine. | 40 | |
9687723057 | High Level Programming Language | A programming language with many commands and features designed to make common tasks easier to program. | 41 | |
9687723058 | Iterate | To repeat in order to achieve, or get closer to, a desired goal. | 42 | |
9687723059 | Selection | A generic term for a type of programming statement (usually an if-statement) that uses a Boolean condition to determine, or select, whether or not to run a certain block of statements. | 43 | |
9687723060 | Sequencing | Putting commands in correct order so computers can read the commands. | 44 | |
9687723061 | Turtle Programming | Method for learning programming with commands to control a "turtle" | 45 | |
9687723062 | Blocks | Pieces of codes that you use to solve a problem | 46 | |
9687723063 | Subgoal | The process of breaking goals down into sub goals | 47 | |
9687723064 | Abstraction | 48 |
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