Do Now 2 B & C Flashcards
Bandwidth
The maximum data transfer rate of a network or Internet connection. It measures how much data can be sent over a specific connection in a given amount of time.
Big data
Extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.
Binary
A method of encoding data using two symbols, 1 and 0.
Binary number
A number written in the Base-2 Number System.2 Example: the number 4 written in binary is 100.
Bit
A basic unit of data that stores one binary value, 1 or 0.
Boolean
A data type with only two values: TRUE or FALSE.
Bridge
A device that creates a single network from multiple networks or network segments.
Browser cookie
Browser cookie. A small piece of text recording activity about websites one visits stored on one’s computer.
Class
Class. In object-oriented programming, an extensible program-code template for creating objects, including associating variables with objects (“member variables”) and the processes objects perform (“methods”).
Code
Any set of instructions expressed in a programming language.
Coding
The act of writing computer programs in a programming language.
Color depth
The number of different colors that may be used in an image, dictated by the number of bits used to represent the color of each pixel.