CSP

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

Analog Data:

Answer 5

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 6

Digital Data:

Answer 6

Digital Data: Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values

Question 7

Sampling:

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Lossless Compression

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Lossy Compression

Answer 9

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 10

Intellectual Property

Answer 10

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 11

Creative Commons

Answer 11

: 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

Question 12

abstraction

Answer 12

the layer in between something like texting the encoding of a message to send it