Quiz - Unit 1 Vocabulary

A way of representing information using only two options.

• Bit

• Sampling

• Binary

• Open Access

8 bits represent 1 _______

• nibble

• chunk

• smidget

• byte

The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1. A contraction of "Binary Digit".

• Bit

• Sampling

• Binary

• Open Access

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large

• Round-off Error

• Data Compression

• Open Source

• Overflow Error

Programs that are made freely available and may be redistributed and modified

• Open Source

• Data Compression

• Round-off Error

• Overflow Error

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.

• Creative Commons

• Intellectual Property

• Open Source

• Open Access

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent a piece of information

• Round-off Error

• Data Compression

• Open Source

• Overflow Error

A system for representing numbers using combinations of the digits 0 - 9

• Digital Data

• Decimal

• Analog Data

• Binary

A simplified representation of something more complex. (You hide the details and focus on problems at a higher level)

• Bit

• Binary

• Abstraction

• Open Access

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

• Data Compression

• Sampling

• Lossy Compression

• Lossless Compression