UNIT 1 VOCAB

Question 1

U1L4 A way of representing information using only two options

Answer 1

Binary

Question 2

U1L4 A contraction of “Binary Digit”; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

Answer 2

Bit

Question 3

U1L4 8 bits

Answer 3

Byte

Question 4

U1L4 A way of reprinting information using ten options

Answer 4

Decimal

Question 5

U1L5 Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large.

Answer 5

Overflow Error

Question 6

U1L5 Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded

Answer 6

Round-off Error

Question 7

U1L7 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.

Answer 7

Analog Data

Question 8

U1L7 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.

Answer 8

Digital Data

Question 9

U1L7 the reduction of a continuous-time signal to a discrete-time signal

Answer 9

Sampling

Question 10

U1L9 A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information. This process is reversible.

Answer 10

Lossless Compression

Question 11

U1L10 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.

Answer 11

Lossy Compression

Question 12

U1L11 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.

Answer 12

Creative Commons

Question 13

U1L11 creations of the mind: inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, images, names and logos used in commerce

Answer 13

Intellectual Property