CSP Vocab 1-4

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Broad term for datasets too large or complex for traditional processing.

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Big Data

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Prediction by Gordon Moore (1965): computing power doubles every 1.5-2 years.

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Moore's Law

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Business term for a one-page summary of a large issue or plan.

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One-pager

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Technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by a number of characters

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Caesar Cipher

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Technique for encryption

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Cipher

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Process that reverses encryption to reproduce original text.

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Decryption

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Encoding messages to keep them secret for authorized parties.

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Encryption

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Encryption technique mapping each letter to a random letter.

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Random Substitution Cipher

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A 'hard' problem for a computer is one it can't solve in a reasonable time.

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Computationally Hard

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Used in public key encryption, a scheme where the encryption key differs from the decryption key.

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Asymmetric encryption