Vocab Words Unit 2 Flashcards
Array
An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.
Pivot
The middle number that is in the correct place
Artificial Intelligence
Computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence
Augmentation
Any process or amount that makes something bigger or greater
Automation
The use of largely automatic equipment in a production process
Bias
Distort
Decimal
A fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a decimal point
Digital Footprint
The information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity
Algorithm
A process or set of rules to be followed
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Binary
Relating to, using, or expressed in a system of numerical notation that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.
Binary Search
An efficient algorithm for finding an item from a sorted list of items
Bit
The smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store
Byte
A unit of data that is eight binary digits long
Gigabyte
A unit of information equal to one billion bytes.
Gigahertz
A measure of frequency equivalent to one billion hertz
Hertz
The SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second
Input
What is put into a system
Kilobyte
a unit of memory or data equal to about 1,000 bytes.
Linear Search
A search algorithm in which you go from one end of a data set to the other
Megabyte
A unit of info about equal to one million bytes
Operating System
The software that supports a computer’s basic functions
Output
The amount of something produced by a person
Pixel
A minute area of illumination on a display screen
Privacy
The state of being free from public attention
Processor
A machine that processes something
Processing
Performing a series of mechanical operations
RAM
Random Access Memory
RGB
Red, green, and blue
ROM
Read-only memory
Sorting Algorithm
An algorithm that puts elements of a list into an order
Terabyte
One trillion bytes
Turing Test
A method of inquiry in AI for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being
