AP CSP Vocabulary

A method for encryption in which the decryption key is private from the public encryption key?

a type of loop that has a predetermined beginning, middle and end

a program designed to run blocks of code or functions in response to specified events

a prediction made by Gordon Moore that computing power will double every 1.5 - 2 years

a person who wants your information, like your password, social security

what term is used for a document that summarizes a large issue, topic or plan?

a big list with viruses and scans your computer for viruse programs to get rid of them

When used secure messages can sent between parties without having to share a secret key?

What is the name of a process that reverses encryption?

a program that runs a computer to do something the owner of the computer does not intend

What is it called when you attempt to decode a secret message without knowing the specifics?

software that runs on servers that only traffic through according to some set of security rutes

a description of the behavior of a command, function, library, API, etc

the action of doing something over and over again

which number system uses a base 16 number system that uses sixteen distinct symbols

What is a generic term for a technique or algorithm that performs encryption?

an action that causes something

What is the technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to randomly chosen other letters?

What is the process of coding messages so that only people who know the code can read it?

a simplified representation of something more complex. allow you to hide details BTS

What method is used for something encrypted for public in which the encryption key is different

What is a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters?

what is a collection of commands/function, typically with a shared purpose?

an encryption layer of HTTP that uses public cryptography established a secure connection

Name of a mathematical operation that returns the remainder after integer division?

a board term for data sets so large that traditional data processing applications cant process

typically a virus installed on many computers activate at the same time and floods a target

What is it called when you give a computer a question so hard it can't find the answer in time?

an extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specified need