Question 1

Allows us to name and program with large collections of information while ignoring the low level details of how the data is stored, organized, etc.

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Data Abstraction

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DNS (Domain Name System)

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Global Variable

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Digital Divide

Question 2

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

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Iteration

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Internet Protocol

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<P>metadata</P>

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<P>binary</P>

Question 3

Occurs when the ending condition will never evaluate to true. In other words, the Boolean expression will never evaluate to false.

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Infinite Loop

Question 4

An imitation of an event; a reproduction of an event that is similar to the actual event

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Simulation

Question 5

A conditional that evaluates to either True or False

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Boolean Expression

Question 6

Creates a subset of elements from an original list

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Filter

Question 7

similarities, patterns

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correlation

Question 8

the act of making something happen

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causation

Question 9

data about data: it can be changed without impacting the primary data; used for finding, organizing, and managing information; increases effective use of data by providing extra information; and allows data to be structured and organized

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metadata

Question 10

Chart - Counts how often pairs of values in two columns appear. Useful for: Finding the most / least common combinations of values in two columns; finding patterns across two columns; and exploring two columns when one or both are strings.

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crosstab chart

Question 11

Shows combinations of values from two columns

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scatter plot

Question 12

Data that can be accessed, updated, reused, and exchanged by anyone and everyone.

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Open Data

Question 13

The practice of obtaining input or information from a large number of people via the Internet.

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crowdsourcing

Question 14

Research where some of the data collection is done by members of the public using own computing devices which leads to solving scientific problems.

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Citizen Science

Question 15

The collection of huge amounts of data so we can learn even more from it

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Big Data

Question 16

An application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed.

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machine learning

Question 17

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

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racism

Question 18

A general description of a task that can (or cannot) be solved with an algorithm.

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problem

Question 19

A finite set of instructions that accomplish a task.

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algorithm

Question 20

Deciding which steps to do next

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selection

Question 21

Putting steps in an order

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sequencing

Question 22

A measure of how many steps are needed to complete an algorithm.

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efficiency

Question 23

Programs run in order, one command at a time.

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Sequential Computing

Question 24

Programs are broken into small pieces, some of which are run simultaneously.

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parallel computing

Question 25

Programs are run by multiple devices.

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distributed computing

Question 26

The time used to complete a task sequentially divided by the time to complete a task in parallel

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speedup

Question 27

trying to determine the best, most feasible solution to a problem

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optimization

Question 28

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

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function

Question 29

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

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comment

Question 30

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

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documentation

Question 31

Program statements run in order, from top to bottom.

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sequential programming

Question 32

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

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event driven programming

Question 33

A command or instruction. Sometimes also referred to as a code statement.

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program statement

Question 34

The inputs and outputs that allow a user to interact with a piece of software. They can include a variety of forms such as buttons, menus, images, text, and graphics.

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user interface

Question 35

Data that are sent to a computer for processing by a program. Can come in a variety of forms, such as tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text.

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Input

Question 36

Any data that are sent from a program to a device. Can come in a variety of forms, such as tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text.

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output

Question 37

A combination of operators and values that evaluates to a single value.

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expression

Question 38

Allows a program to change the value represented by a variable. =, ==, ->

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assignment operator

Question 39

Holds one value at a time.

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variable

Question 40

Permanent. Can be used anywhere in your code.

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global variable

Question 41

Temporary. Can be used only in the part of the code where it was created, like inside an onEvent(). Deleted once the onEvent() is done running.

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local variable

Question 42

Logical operator that translates to "and"

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&&

Question 43

Logical operator that translates to "gets the value"

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==

Question 44

Logical operator that translates to "or"

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||

Question 45

Logical operator that translates to "not"

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!

Question 46

A data type that is either true or false.

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Boolean Value

Question 47

Mistake in the code that doesn't follow the rules of the programming language.

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syntax error

Question 48

The code follows the rules of the programming language but doesn't execute as intended.

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logic error

Question 49

A command that executes the code within a function

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function call

Question 50

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

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computing device

Question 51

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

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computing system

Question 52

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

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computing network

Question 53

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

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path

Question 54

the maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time, usually measured in bits per second

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bandwith

Question 55

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

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protocol

Question 56

the unique number assigned to each device on the Internet

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IP Address

Question 57

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

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Internet Protocol

Question 58

a type of computer that forwards data across a network

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router

Question 59

the inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network

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redundancy

Question 60

can continue to function even in the event of individual component failures

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fault tolerant

Question 61

information passed through the internet in packets

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datastream

Question 62

a chunk of data sent over a network - divided into smaller "pieces" that may arrive at the destination in order, out-of-order, or not at all

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packet

Question 63

a protocol for sending packets that does error-checking to ensure all packets are received and properly ordered

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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Question 64

a protocol for sending packets quickly with minimal error-checking and no resending of dropped packets

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User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

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World Wide Web

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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Boolean Expression

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