AP CSP Vocab Sem 1

An ordered collection of elements

A computer network consisting of interconnected networks that use standardized, open communication protocols

A data type that is either true or false

These are examples of what: a piece of writing, a design, original music

Examples are: music, colors of a painting, position of a sprinter during a race...

Programs run or _________ one _________ at a time.

Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time.

these _______ indicate a Boolean expression

This process is not reversible.

Chunk of data sent over a network. Lg msgs divided into packets may arrive in order, out of order, or not at all

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded.

A collection of program statements.

This affects the sequential flow of control by executing different statements based on the value of a Boolean expression

UDP

A command or instruction.

A collection of public copyright license that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work.

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, to which one has rights.

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something in which some information is lost or thrown away

Typical phases include investigating, designing, prototyping, and testing.

A command that executes the code within a function

Program statements run in order, from top to bottom.

The steps or phases used to creat a piece of software.

Any data that are sent from a program to a device.

A protocol for sending data across the internet that assigns unique numbers (IP addresses) to each connected device

Form of program documentation written into the program to be read by people and which do not affect how a program runs.

Differing access to computing devices & the internet, based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic characteristics

Protocol that sends large messages over the internet when SPEED is most important

A group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose

an individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

HTTP

a common method for referencing the elements in a list or string using numbers

A type of computer that forwards data across a network

TCP

A contraction of "Binary digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

A written description of how a command or piece of code works or was developed.

a repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met.

A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals

A machine that can run a program, including computers, tablets, servers, routers, and smart sensors

A named group of programming instructions. Also referred to as "procedure".

A named reference to a value that can be used repeatedly throughout a program

Associated with an action and supplies input data to a program.

A system of linked pages, programs, and files

Allows a program to change the value represented by a variable

A way of representing information using only two options.

8 bits

occurs when the ending condition will never evaluate to true

Data that are sent to a computer for processing by a program.

The protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information.

Sometimes also referred to as a code statement.

The series of connections between computing devices on a network starting with a sender and ending with a receiver

A collaborative programming style in which 2 programmers switch b/t the roles of writing code & tracking

Used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work they have created.

Some program statements run when triggered by an event, like a mouse click or a key press.

An agreed-upon set of rules that specify the behavior of some system

DNS

The inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail...

The unique number assigned to each device on the internet

A group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data

A combination of operators and vlues that evaluates to a single value

The unique number assigned to each device on the internet

Something is __________ if it can continue to function even in the event of individual component failures

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large.

translates human-readable domains like code.org into IP addresses that can be used by the internet

Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values.

This can come in a variety of forms, such as tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text...

This process is reversible.

This protocol helps send large messages over internet when accuracy is most important

Can include a variety of forms such as buttons, menus, images, text, and graphics...

A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

The inputs and outputs that allow a user to interact with a piece of software.