APCSP Vocabulary Challenge!

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A byte is _

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8 bits

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A finite set of instructions that accomplish a task.

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algorithm

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A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information.

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lossless compression

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A way of representing information using only 2 options.

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binary

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Online research output free of any and all restrictions on access and free of many restrictions on use, such as copyright or licenses restrictions

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Open Access

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

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protocol

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This states that speed and capability of computing will increase every 2 years.

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Moore's Law

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A group of interconnected computing devices capable of sending or receiving data.

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computing network

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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

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Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time. Some examples of analog data include music, colors of a painting, or position of a sprinter during a race.

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analog data