Computer Science Terms Flashcard

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What is the process of taking away characteristics to make something less complex called?

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Abstraction

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Which of the following is an example of an algorithm?

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A set of steps for a computer to follow

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What type of data is stored in a continuous transmission of a signal?

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Analog

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What is a computational artifact?

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A word processing document

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Which number system uses only the numerals 0 and 1?

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Binary

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What is the term for the measurement and analysis of unique physical characteristics? (example: a fingerprint)

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Biometric

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What is a block-based programming language often used for?

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Teaching coding to beginners and younger learners

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Coding

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Creating a computer program

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What is a conditional statement in programming?

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One statement that depends on another.

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When you collect, organize, and present information using expert knowledge, it is called

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curate