APCSP Unit 2 Vocab

Front

Rules for data exchange between devices.

Back

Protocol

Front

Multiple backups for reliability during high usage.

Back

Network Redundancy

Front

Type of computer that forwards data across a network

Back

Router

Front

Service that translates URLs to IPs.

Back

DNS

Front

Protocol for transmitting web pages

Back

HTTP

Front

A number assigned to any item connected to the Internet.

Back

IP Address

Front

A machine that runs a program, including computers, tablets, servers, routers, and smart sensors.

Back

Computing Device

Front

Connections between computing devices from sender to receiver.

Back

path

Front

Can function despite individual component failures, crucial for complex systems like computer networks.

Back

fault tolerant

Front

Abstraction: Representing 'real world' problems in a computer using variables and symbols, removing unnecessary elements.

Back

Representing 'real world' problems in a computer using variables and symbols and removing unnecessary elements.