Mobile CSP Unit 1-2 Vocab

Can be used to represent any number and is more general and more abstract than a constant

Actions by the user such as button clicks

Any symbol that requires one byte of storage

Programming language that is human readable and gives the programmer easy abstractions

The protocol that controls the behavior of the Web

Distinct information that is formatted in a special way

A base-16 system, consisting of the 16 symbols 0 through 9 and A through F

The program is activated by events such as button clicks

A number system in which all numbers are represented in terms of the 2 binary digits, 0 and 1

A randomly addressable and rewritable storage device

A metaphor for describing the non-physical terrain created by computer systems

Object created by a human being that involves the use of computation in some way

A system of rules that govern the behavior of some system

Houses the computer's main electronic components

Parts of the user interface such as Buttons, Labels, etc.

Circuit with 2 inputs and 1 output defined its output is TRUE when either/both inputs are TRUE

When a program needs to process one or more instructions until some condition is met

A number written in the binary system, a system that uses only two digits, 0s and 1s

Electronic and mechanical components that carries out the instructions of a computer program

An informal way of describing an integrated circuit consisting of millions of tiny circuits

Consists of 8 bits

Can run many different programs (e.g. a smartphone).

A social structure made of nodes that are generally individuals or organizations

A sequence of 0s and 1s

One that has a fixed program (e.g. a calculator, a watch, a car's brakes)

Algorithm that is written in a programming language that runs on a computer control structure

Sequence of precise instructions that solves some problem or performs some computation.

The # of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits has doubled every year since birth

The process of creating abstractions

An elementary building block of a digital circuit

The global public network of independent and autonomous networks that are governed by the IPS

Stores the computer's programs and data temporarily while power is on

Circuit with 1 input and 1 output defined such that its output is TRUE when its input is FALSE

A group of two or more computer systems linked together

Approach where the program's behavior is controlled by writing code that responds to events

a notation for expressing algorithms

An abstraction that represents a single thing

A base-8 system, consisting of the symbols 0 through 7

The large and small physical components that make up a computers

The practice of organizing and encapsulating certain data into a more general representation

The application of each step of an algorithm in the order in which the statements are given

Inventor of the World Wide Web

A generic name for a list of email address or IP addresses that are considered to be spam free

An electronic circuit on a small piece of material, integrates tiny transistors and logic gates

Refers to the number of distinct digits or symbols used to represent numbers in that system

Physical/virtual infrastructure used by enterprises to house servers and networking systems

A digital circuit that has two states, ON or OFF, that can be used to store a 1 or a 0

A visual (i.e. graphical) notation for expressing algorithms

Uses a true or false condition to determine which of two parts of an algorithm is used

Short for binary digit

Circuit with 2 inputs and 1 output defined such that it output is TRUE when its inputs are TRUE

Emerging field that focuses on mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones.

An Internet application that is based on the HTTP protocol

A sequence of instructions that controls the computer

A simplified and general representation of some complex object or process

The value of a digit in a number depends on its place

Another term for 'repetition'

A programming language that is directly readable by the computer’s CPU

Software that provides tools for programming such as UI design and code editing

The program takes one of two courses of action after which the program move onto the next event

The repetition of an algorithm for a specified number of times or until a condition is met

A true/false condition. It is named after George Boole (1815-1864) an English mathematician

A single binary digit, either 0 or 1. It is the smallest unit of data in a computer

A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power

Another term for repetition

A telecommunications network which allows computers to exchange data

A block of code that reacts to an event like a button click

a block of programming that determines which part of the program is executed next

A block of programming statements that controls the flow or behavior of an algorithm

A sequence of instructions that can be used by programming language and executed by a computer

A general representation of something -- of some person or place or event or process

Short for microprocessor or CPU

The computer programs that make up a computer system

A machine that processes information under the control of a program

The part of the computer's hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program

The practice of organizing algorithms in named procedures that can then be invoked by name

A standard that is not owned or controlled by a private entity

Refers to property that is made using original thought, ie; patents, copyrights, and trademarks

The suite of protocols that determine the behavior of the Internet

The part of computer application through which a user interacts with a program

A generic term for a list of email or IP addresses that are origination with known spammers

One or more statements in a computer program

The sense that HTTP protocol uses lower level protocols, like TCP, to provide a set of tools