AP CSP Unit 1 vocab

Question 1

Binary

Answer 1

A way of representing information using only two options

Question 2

Bit

Answer 2

A contraction of “Binary Digit”; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

Question 3

Byte

Answer 3

8 bits

Question 4

Overflow Error

Answer 4

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large

Question 5

Round-off Error

Answer 5

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded.

Question 6

Analog Data

Answer 6

Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time. Some examples of analog
data include music, colors of a painting, or position of a sprinter during a race.

Question 7

Digital Data

Answer 7

Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values

Question 8

Sampling

Answer 8

A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at
regular intervals called samples.

Question 9

Lossless Compression

Answer 9

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without
losing any information. This process is reversible.

Question 10

Lossy Compression

Answer 10

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something in which
some information is lost or thrown away. This process is not reversible.

Question 11

Intellectual Property

Answer 11

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a piece of writing or a design,
to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.

Question 12

Creative Commons

Answer 12

A collection of public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise
copyrighted work, used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that
they have created