vocab

Question 1

Expression

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a combo of operators and values that evaluate to a single value

Question 2

open source

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Programs that are made freely available and may be redistributed and. modified

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computing device

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a machine that runs a program

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bandwidth

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the maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed time

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Protocol

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an agreed upon set of rules that specify the behavior of a system

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Internet protocol IP

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a protocol for sending data across the internet that assigns a number to each connected device

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router

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a type of computer that forwards data across a network

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internet

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a computer network consisting of interconnected networks

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packet metadata

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data added to packets to help route them through the network and reassemble the original message

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Routing

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the process of finding a path from sender to receiver

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World wide web

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a system of linked pages, programs, and files

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Certificate authority

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issues a digital certificate to validate the ownership of encryption keys and is based on a trust model

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algorithm

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a finite set of instructions that accomplish a task

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efficiency

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a measure of how many steps are needed to complete an algorithm

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binary search

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a search algorithm that starts in the middle of a sorted set of numbers and removes half of the data; this repeats until the desired value is found, or all elements have been removed

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function call

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a command that execute the code within a function

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string

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an ordered sequence of characters (usually in quotes)

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conditional statement

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this affects the sequential flow of control by executing different statements based on the value of a boolean expression

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bit

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a contraction of binary digits

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byte

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8 bits

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binary

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a way of representing information using only two options

Question 22

creative commons

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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

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decimal

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a system for representing numbers using 0-9

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intellectual property

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a work or invention that is the result of creativity and can apply for a patent, copyright, or trademark

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computing network

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a group of interconnected devices capable of sending or receiving data

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IP adress

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a number assigned to each device on the internet

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fault tolerant

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can continue to function even if a individual component fails

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HTTP

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Hyper text transfer protocol- the protocol for transmitting web pages over the internet

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packet

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a chance of data sent over a network

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digital divide

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differing access to computing devices and the Internet, based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic characteristics

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linear search

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a search algorithm which checks each element of a list in order, until the desired element is found or all elements are removed

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program specification

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a description of all requirements for the program

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syntax error

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a mistake in the program where the rules of the programming language are not followed

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user interface

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the inputs and outputs that allow a user to interact with a piece of software

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assignment operator

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allows a program to change the value represented by a variable

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variable

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a named value that can be used repeatedly in a program

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boolean

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a data type that is either true or false

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comparison operators

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=, ==, !=

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function

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a block of code that performs a single related action