Important Vocab. A-I Flashcards
AND
basic logic gate where every part of a statement must be true for the entire statement to be true.
APPLICATIONS
includes word processors, photo editing software, we browsers, games, music programs, and almost everything else on the computer excluding saved files.
ARPANET
the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. First agency to use TCP/IP
ASCⅡ
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASYMMETRIC KEY ENCRYPTION
a different key is used to encrypt and decrypt a message.
ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
enabled by the “cloud” or servers located remotely.
AGGREGATION
the formation of items of content so that they can be displayed or linked to.
BIG DATA
sets of data that are larger than a consumer software application can handle.
BINARY
number system that uses 0,1; base 2.
BIOS
basic input/output system.
BIT
each number in the binary system, 0 or 1.
BIT RATE
the number of bits that can be processed per second.
BYTE
8 bits.
BRUTE FORCE TECHNIQUES
trying every solution to break through the protection around encrypted data.
BANDWIDTH
the amount of resources available to transmit the data.
CAESAR CIPHER
a shift cipher where each letter is shifted the same amount.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
carries out every command or process on the computer and can be thought of as the brain of the computer.
CIPHER
is a pair of algorithms that give details on how to encrypt and decrypt the data.
CLIENT
any computer that requests a service.
CLOUD COMPUTING
using a remoter server to store files.
CMYK
color model used for printing. Stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black(key), where the number associated with each letter is the percentage of each color used.
COMPUTATIONALLY HARD
a problem that takes too long even for a computer to find the exact solution.
COMPUTER
an electronic device that processes data according to a set of instructions or commands, known as a program.
CONSTANT
used in coding to store a value that cannot be changed.
CORE
the central processing unit (CPU) and the main memory.