CSP Unit 1-4 Vocabulary

A first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.

• Abstraction

• Overflow Error

• Byte

• Prototype

A base 10 number with ten possible different digits.

• Decimal number

• Binary number

• Bit

• Byte

A base 2 number with two possible different digits.

• Decimal number

• Binary number

• Bit

• Byte

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large.

• Round-off Error

• Overflow Error

• Abstraction

• Byte

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded.

• Round-off Error

• Overflow Error

• Abstraction

• Byte

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

• Decimal number

• Binary number

• Bit

• Byte

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.

• ASCII

• Sampling

• Digital Data

• Analog Data

A character encoding standard for electronic communication. This code represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices.

• ASCII

• Sampling

• Digital Data

• Analog Data

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

• ASCII

• Sampling

• Digital Data

• Analog Data

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

• Lossy Compression

• Copyright

• Lossless Compression

• Intellectual Property