CSCI 101 Flashcards
Hardware
The physical components of a computer
Software
The programs that computers implement to complete tasks
Experience
Combining hardware and software determines how humans interact with the non-physical information-based world
Recorded
Information is taken from the real world and digitized
Virtual
Computers emulate the world around us
Artificial
Experiences that have been invented and only exist in the context of computers
Source Content
Information managed by commercial operations
Social Content
Information created by visitors to the site
Abstract
Pull the basic idea, concept, or process from some information or a situation
Generalize
Express an idea, concept, or process that applies to many situations
Mnemonic
Memory tool, typically involves using the initials of words to create a name
Feedback
Any indication that a computer is working or has completed a request
Consistent interface
Different programs have similar functionality and layouts
New Instance
Creates a “blank” instance of the program application, building a structure for new information
Exploration
Use intuitive computing features to work with new software
Reproduction
Creating a digital copy of digital information gives exact results
Copy/Paste/Edit
Can save time when formatting digital information
Source Value
Original information
Target Value
Desired information, sometimes requires editing the copied information
Find/Replace
Helps when making consistent changes in large files
Metaphor
An icon or image used as representative or symbolic of a computation
Touch Metaphor
Users interact with content on touch-sensitive displays
Synchronous
Both sender and receiver are active at the same time
Asynchronous
Sending and receiving happened at different times
Broadcast
One sender connects to many receivers
Multicast
One sender connects to a specific group of receivers
Point-To-Point
One sender connects to one receiver
Web Server
Computer designed to store and send web page information
Internet Protocol Address
A series of 4 unique 3 digit numbers used to identify the location of a specific computer
Domain
A related group of networked computers
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet PRotocol
Process that sends information through the internet
IP Packets
hold one unit of information, the destination IP address, and their sequence number
Wide Area Networks (WAN
A collection of computers which are geographically far from each other
A Local Are Networks (LAN)
Connection of computers close by with a related purpose using a system called an Ethernet
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Builds the structure and organizes the content of a web page
Attributes
Can be added to a tag to give the element a special feature
Public Domain Images
Are any image where the copyright has expired, been forfeited or doesn’t apply
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
Applies different style choices to websites using tags
Embedded Styling
Applies to the whole document
Inline Styling
Only applies to a specific object or group of text
Hyperlinks
Are in-line links to other webpages which are created a <a></a> tag called an anchor tag
Anchor Text
The phrase that the user will clock to go to the linked webpage
Hyperlink Reference
The URL of the webpage being linked to
Absolute References
Contain an entire URL linking to an outside webpage
Relative References
Contain a partial URL and links to a page contained at the same server location
