Final Flashcards
A spreadsheet cell has two components…
- an address - specified given a row and column number
- a location - that can store a number, text, or formula
Encryption
encodes text so that only the intended receiver can understand it
What are some things people can be tracked with through the internet?
user ids, cookies, IP addresses
What is a cookie?
a small file stored on your computer by your browser by a web site that you visit
A cookie file allows a site to identify you between visits by storing information such as your user id
Artificial intelligence (AI)
the ability of a computer to mimic human intelligence in certain situations
The Universality Principle
In theory, all computers have the same ability to compute as they use the same basic functions
Big-Oh notation
a mechanism for quickly communicating the efficiency of an algorithm
