ECS Vocabulary

a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligentbehavior in computers

is a symbol that usually represents an action or process. These symbols were adapted from mathematics and logic. An o...

Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages

Boolean logic deals with the basic operations of truth values: AND, OR, NOT and combinations thereof.

Break a problem down into smaller pieces.

Developer who is comfortable working with both back-end and front-end technologies.

"Read-Only Memory" is memory containing hardwired instructions that the computer uses when it boots up, before the sy...

is the repetition of a function or process in a computer program. Iterations of functions are common in computer prog...

the part of a CSS rule-set that defines which HTML elements should be applied to the style.

a set of rules performed if a certain condition is met. It is sometimesreferred to as an If-Then statement, because I...

a sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list in a certain order.

is a small chip that resides in computers. Its basic job is to receive input and provide the appropriate output.

A programming structure that repeats a sequence of instructions as long as a specific condition is true.

are "self contained" modules of code that accomplish a specific task. Functions usually "take in" data, process it, a...

is equal to 1,000 kilobytes; a megabyte is 10⁶ or 1,000,000 bytes.

building interactive physical systems by the use of software and hardware thatcan sense and respond to the analog world.

A placeholder for a piece of information that can change. Note: This definition differs from that used in math.

what the computer produces based on user input. This includes data produced at asoftware level, such as the result of...

A detailed & readable description of what an algorithm(program) must do, expressed in a formally-styled natural language

The special set of characters that indicates the start and end of an HTML element and that element's type

A way of representing information using only two options.

how the content of a website is organized

is the set of rules for transferring files (text, graphic images,sound, video, and other multimedia files) on the WWW.

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

A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag

The most common fundamental unit of digital data eg. Kilobyte, Megabyte, etc. A single byte is 8 bits-worth of data.

as a graphic representation of an algorithm, a step-by-step approach to solving a task.

a unit of alternating current (AC) or electromagnetic (EM) wave frequency equal to onebillion hertz (1,000,000,000 Hz)

Person who uses scripting languages such as PHP and other databases to design how a website works

A list of steps to finish a task

a unit of information equal to 1024 megabytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

Designers are particular about how the product is laid out.

to express microprocessor clock speed.

is a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current docum...

is equal to 1,000 gigabytes; a terabyte is 10¹² or 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.

a language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled.

a trail of data you create while using the Internet. Includes the sites youvisit, emails, and info submitted

the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount.

a unit measuring the waves or frequencies of electric changes each second, suchas the clock rate of a computer CPU.

Designers are primarily concerned with how the product feels.

a graphic organizer that provides the viewer with a high-level view of a project.

Person who uses HTML, CSS and image editing software to design thefront end or public side of the website.

a term that describes the base-10 number system, the most commonly usednumber system. Symbols used 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A person for whom a hardware or software product is designed (as distinguished from the developers).

the action of entering data into your computer. This can be text typed in a word processingdocument, keywords ...

is an application used to access and view websites. Common web browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google C...

An identifier that allows multiple elements in an HTML document to be styled in the same way

a device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. Sends data to a microprocessor.

process in which a sequential search is made over all items one by one. Every item ischecked and if a match is found ...

An early approximation of a final product or information system, often built for demonstration purposes.

"Random Access Memory" is a common hardware component found in electronic devices, including desktop computers, lapto...

is the smallest unit of measurement greater than a byte; is 10³ or 1,000 bytes.

a test for intelligence in a computer, a human being should be unable to distinguish the machine from a human

the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks,especially the Internet.

the text and images on a website

a set of various licenses that allow people to share their copyrighted work to be copied, edited, built upon, etc., w...

the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material

: is a branch of data security concerned with the proper handling of data – consent, notice,and regulatory obligation...

are HTML tags that are used to indicate sections of a page. The names of each heading indicates its level in a hierarchy

A systematic approach to problem solving that is often used to find and resolve a problem, error, or fault within sof...

a numeric representation of a color based on Red, Green, and Blue values. Values for each color range from 0 to 255.

a series of operations on data, especially by a computer, to retrieve, transform, or classify information

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.

The collected information about an individual across multiple websites on theInternet.

is actually short for "Picture Element." These small little dots are what make up the images on computer displays, wh...

Compares the target value to the middle element of the array...

The use of electronics and computer-controlled devices to assume control of processes

is software that communicates with the hardware and allows other programs torun. It is comprised of system software, ...

A common numeric representation of a text character (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)