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Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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Input

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Initial message

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Storage

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storing the steps taken to complete a task to be used again

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Processing

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the steps taken to complete the task

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Output

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the final product

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Computer

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a machine that can complete tasks

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Motherboard

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Main circuit of the computer allows connection between different parts of the computer. (nervous system)

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CPU

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Central processing unit. Executes all commands. If it’s not working, nothing will operate. Measured in Hertz (brain)

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Video Card

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Graphics processing unit. Displays what you see and handles heavy tasks. Handles all visual data and measured in Hertz (eyes and muscle)

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RAM

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Random access memory.
“Short term memory”. Temporary space for the CPU to work. What’s needed to do the task at hand. Measured in Bytes (desk top in class)

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Hard Drive

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“Long term memory”. Storage for all software (files, apps, programs, operating systems) Measured in Bytes

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Power Supply

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“Energy” Supplies all parts of a computer with power

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Network Card

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Allows your computer to connect to the internet

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Case

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Hold everything together (skin)

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Bit

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binary digit

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Byte

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a group of bits, typically 8

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2^n

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decimal to binary equation

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Overflow

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an error that occurs when a program recieves more information that it can handle

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Rounding Error

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when a computer is not able to represent a number exactly, so it much round to get as close as it can

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ASCII

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American Stardard Code for Information Interchange. the universal conversion from bits to letters, symbols, etc…

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Abstraction

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retaining important information and throwing out everything else

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Pixel

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unit of programmable color on a computer display

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Sampling Frequency

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the amount of pixels present on a display that can be used

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analog image

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a physical painting or drawing

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digital image

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an image that has been downloaded and converted onto a device

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RLE

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run length encoding. lossless data compression that finds repeated sounds or words and creates symbols to represent them, shortening the total message

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Lossless Compression

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a version of compression where no data is lost and it is completely reversible

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Lossy Compression

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a version of compression that loses some data, as unnoticeable as it may be, that cannot be reversed

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Intellectual Property

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something you think up that you own

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Copyright

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the legal right of a creator to decide what can done with their work

30
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Creative Commons

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a non-profit organization that can be used to license your work that controls how it is distributed

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