AP Computer Science Principles Vocabulary

Question 1

Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.

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packets

Question 2

Provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet

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TCP

Question 3

An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like www.code.org).

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URL

Question 4

The protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet

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HTTP

Question 5

Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver.

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latency

Question 6

an algorithm to find a satisfactory solution where finding an optimal solution is impractical.

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heuristic

Question 7

A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.

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IP Address

Question 8

to write instructions for a computer.

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code

Question 9

A novel or improved idea, device, product, etc, or the development thereof

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innovation

Question 10

Develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols

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IETF

Question 11

Principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Providers.

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Net Neutrality

Question 12

A type of data used for graphics or pictures

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image

Question 13

A way of representing information using only two options

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binary

Question 14

A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.

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internet

Question 15

The number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec

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bit rate

Question 16

A data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed.

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lossless compression

Question 17

The universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.

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ASCII

Question 18

A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices

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protocol

Question 19

The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.

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DNS

Question 20

The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

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bit

Question 21

Transmission capacity measure by bit rate

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bandwidth

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