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Terms for Chapter 1 of Unit 2 of AP CSP. Copied/adapted from Mrs_Waller_APCSPTEACHER (thanks!)

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13860209739Bytetechnical term for 8 bits of data0
13860209740Kilobyte (KB)1024 bytes (sometimes approximated as "about 1000" bytes)1
13860209741Megabyte (MB)1,024 kilobytes (sometimes approximated as "about 1000" kilobytes)2
13860209742Gigabyte (GB)1,024 megabytes (sometimes approximated as "about 1000" megabytes)3
13860209743Terabyte (TB)1,024 gigabytes (sometimes approximated as "about 1000" gigabytes)4
13860209744Petabyte (PB)1,024 terabytes (sometimes approximated as "about 1000" terabytes)5
13860209745Exabyte (EB)1,024 petabytes (sometimes approximated as "about 1000" petabytes)6
13860209746.bmp(bitmap image file or bitmap) is a raster graphics image file format used to store digital images. (not compressed)7
13860209747.gif(acronym for Graphics Interchange Format) a bitmap image format which uses the LZW lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality. Supports 8 bits per pixel for each image and animations.8
13860209748.jpg or .jpeg(acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group), a commonly used lossy compression format for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. The format supports adjustable degrees of compression.9
13860209749.mp3an audio coding format for digital audio which uses a form of lossy data compression which works by reducing (or approximating) certain components of the audio that are considered to be beyond audible human hearing.10
13860209750.wav(Waveform Audio File Format) an audio coding format standard for storing an audio bitstream of uncompressed audio data.11
13860209751.txta computer format that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text.12
13860209752.zipan archive file format that supports lossless data compression; may contain one or more files or directories.13
13860209753.png(Portable Network Graphics) a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression.14
13860209754ImageA type of data used for graphics or pictures.15
13860209755File Extensionsthe endings of file names that indicate to the computer the format for how the underlying bits are organized.16

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