AP CSP Vocab Quiz BI 1, 2

A mistake in a program that happens only when the program is actually run, such as a program attempting to access memory that does not exist.

• syntax error

• logic error

• run-time error

• overflow error

A mistake in typed code that violates the rules of the programming language. Typically, code with syntax errors will not run.

• syntax error

• logic error

• run-time error

• overflow error

A mistake in an algorithm or program that causes it to behave unexpectedly or return the incorrect value.

• syntax error

• logic error

• run-time error

• overflow error

Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to represent the number (like a car’s odometer “rolling over”).

• syntax error

• logic error

• run-time error

• overflow error

Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to represent the number with full precision (like using 3 digits to represent \piπpi as 3.14).

• syntax error

• logic error

• roundoff

• overflow error

A binary digit, either 0 or 1.

• bit

• byte

• nibble

• hex

A sequence of 8 bits.

• bit

• byte

• nibble

• Hex

Compressing data in a way that preserves all data away and allows full recovery of the original.

• lossless

• lossy

• graphical

• dataless

Data about data, like descriptive information about a file or a row in a database.

• Metadata

• Expladata

• Megadata

• Data

Values that change smoothly, rather than in discrete intervals, over time. For example, the pitch and volume of a live concert.

• analog data

• digital data

• metadata

• data