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AP Computer Science Principles Exam Prep - Vocabulary

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  • Q1
    a novel or improved idea, device, product, etc. or the development thereof
    Innovation
    30s
  • Q2
    A preliminary sketch of an idea or model for something new. It's the original drawing from which something real might be built or created.
    Prototype
    30s
  • Q3
    A contraction of "Binary Digits". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as 0 or 1.
    Bit
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  • Q4
    A way of representing information using only two options.
    Binary
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  • Q5
    maximum transmission capacity of the device expressed typically in metric multiples of bits per second
    Bandwidth
    30s
  • Q6
    The numbers of Bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. EX: 8bits/per second.
    Bit Rate
    30s
  • Q7
    the amount of time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver
    Latency
    30s
  • Q8
    A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.
    Protocol
    30s
  • Q9
    The universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.
    American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
    30s
  • Q10
    To write instructions for a computer.
    Code
    30s
  • Q11
    Documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website.
    Requests for Comments (RFC)
    30s
  • Q12
    a tangible physical system that is made to move information
    Internet
    30s
  • Q13
    A number assigned to any item that is connected to the internet.
    IP Address
    30s
  • Q14
    small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information for the purpose of transmitting through a network
    Packets
    30s
  • Q15
    A computer which receives messages travelling across a network and redirects them towards their intended destinations based on the addressing information included with the messages.
    Router
    30s

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