APCSP UNIT 1 VOCAB Flashcards
bit rate
(sometimes “bitrate”) the number of bits conveyed or processed per unit of time, eg. 8 bits/sec.
latency
time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver
protocol
set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices
IP Address
a number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet
Packets
small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information
innovation
a novel or improved idea, device, product, etc, or the development thereof
binary
representing information only using two options
bit
contraction of “binary digit”; single unit of information in a computer, usually represented as 0 or 1
bandwidth
transmission capacity measure by bit rate
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Exchange; universally recognized raw text format understood by any computer
code
to write code, or to write instructions for a computer
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force; develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols, particularly the standards that comprise the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP)
Internet
a group of computers and servers that are connected to each other
Net Neutrality
the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Providers
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol; provides reliable, ordered and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the Internet; tightly linked with IP, usually written as TCP/IP
