Untitled Deck Flashcards
What is encryption?
The process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access.
What is surveillance?
Monitoring of activities, often by governments or corporations.
What is decentralization?
Distribution of control away from a central authority.
What is net neutrality?
The principle that internet service providers should treat all data equally.
What is open access?
Free availability of digital information, typically in academic settings.
What is a variable in programming?
A named storage location in programming.
What is an algorithm?
A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.
What is casting?
Converting one data type to another.
What is an interpreter?
A program that executes code line by line.
What are reserved words?
Words with special meanings in programming languages (e.g., if, while, return).
What is an expression?
A combination of variables, operators, and values that evaluate to a result.
What is an operator?
A symbol that performs a computation (e.g., +, -, *).
What is a function?
A block of reusable code.
What is a parameter?
A variable that a function takes as input.
What is a function call?
Executing a function by providing necessary arguments.
What is scope?
The region in which a variable is accessible.
What is return in programming?
The statement that gives back a value from a function.
