U1 Digital Information Vocab

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Representation of info using two options.

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Binary

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Online research output free of access restrictions and many use restrictions.

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Open Access

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8 bits = 1 _______

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byte

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Error from representing a number too precisely; value is rounded.

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Round-off Error

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Single unit of information in a computer, represented as 0 or 1. Contraction of 'Binary Digit'.

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Bit

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Error from representing a number that is too large

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Overflow Error

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Programs freely available for redistribution and modification

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Open Source

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Data that changes continuously over time.

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Analog Data

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A work or invention resulting from creativity, like writing or design, eligible for patent, copyright, or trademark rights.

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Intellectual Property

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A process that reduces bits needed for representation, losing some information and is irreversible.

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Lossy Compression