Duplicate of Computer science principles Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

To write instructions for a computer

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Code

Question 2

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

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IP address

Question 3

Transmission capacity measure by bit rate

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Bandwidth

Question 4

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The universally recognized raw text format.

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ASCII

Question 5

The protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet

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HTTP

Question 6

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

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Protocol

Question 7

A way of representing information using only two options.

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binary

Question 8

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

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TCP

Question 9

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 10

The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.

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DNS

Question 11

The principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Provider.

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Net Neutrality

Question 12

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

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Packet

Question 13

An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page

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URL

Question 14

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

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innovation

Question 15

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

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bit

Question 16

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

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Internet

Question 17

Develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols

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IETF

Question 18

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

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Latency

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