Unit 1 Test - AP CSP

The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

• bit

• byte

• decimal

• binary

1 byte represents

• 1 bit

• 8 bits

• 16 bits

• 32 bits

A base 10 number with ten possible different digits

• decimal

• binary

• ASCII

• Unicode

A base 2 number with two possible different digits

• decimal

• binary

• ASCII

• Unicode

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

• analog data

• digital data

• lossless compression

• lossy compression

Data that changes discreetly through a finite set of possible values.

• analog data

• digital data

• lossless compression

• lossy compression

A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals called samples.

• sampling

• lossless compression

• lossy compression

• abstraction

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

• sampling

• lossless compression

• lossy compression

• abstraction

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something in which some information is lost or thrown away. This process is not reversible

• sampling

• lossless compression

• lossy compression

• abstraction

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a piece of writing or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.

• rapid prototype

• innovation

• creative commons

• intellectual property