AP Computer Science Principles Unit 1 & 2 vocabulary

A binary message is simply...

• Messages containing either yes or no
• Messages that need to be restated
• Unstated messages, on or off
• The messages with the same answers

Rules in computing, technology, computer science, etc. that restricts the way messages, actions, functions behave are...

• Messaging
• Binaries
• Protocols
• Competencies

The person below mostly deals with software and software systems.

• Develop Engineers
• Hardware Engineers
• Computer Scientists
• Computer Engineers

When communicating within a network, a few things are important. Of the list below, which is most important?

• Message
• Numbers
• Timing
• Distance

Prototypes allow us to...

• Imagine what could be
• Imagine what is
• Imagine what has been
• Imagine what had been

A single unit of information represented by a 1 or 0...

• Binary
• Byte
• Bit
• Bit Rate

Bit Rate mostly refers to...

•  Set of rules governing the exchange
• Transmission capacity measure by bit rate
• Time it takes for a bit to travel 
• Number of 1s&0s processed per unit

Latency is most closely related to...

• Travel time
• Idle time
• Set time
• Placement time

What is the purpose of DNS?

• It assigns a unique address to every device on the Internet.

• It returns the IP address given the name of a website.

• It forwards a message from one machine to another.

• It has more bits so you can make a longer, unique address.

Why is IP v4 going to be replaced by IP v6?

• IP v6 is easier to use.

• IP v4 does not work on old hardware.

• IP v4 was not encrypted.

• We are running out of IP v4 addresses.