
AP Computer Science Principles Exam Prep - Vocabulary
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- Q1a novel or improved idea, device, product, etc. or the development thereofInnovation30s
- Q2A preliminary sketch of an idea or model for something new. It's the original drawing from which something real might be built or created.Prototype30s
- Q3A contraction of "Binary Digits". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as 0 or 1.Bit30s
- Q4A way of representing information using only two options.Binary30s
- Q5maximum transmission capacity of the device expressed typically in metric multiples of bits per secondBandwidth30s
- Q6The numbers of Bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. EX: 8bits/per second.Bit Rate30s
- Q7the amount of time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiverLatency30s
- Q8A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.Protocol30s
- Q9The universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)30s
- Q10To write instructions for a computer.Code30s
- Q11Documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website.Requests for Comments (RFC)30s
- Q12a tangible physical system that is made to move informationInternet30s
- Q13A number assigned to any item that is connected to the internet.IP Address30s
- Q14small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information for the purpose of transmitting through a networkPackets30s
- Q15A computer which receives messages travelling across a network and redirects them towards their intended destinations based on the addressing information included with the messages.Router30s