AP CSP Vocab Part 1

a password that is easy for a user to remember but would be difficult for someone else to guess based on knowledge of that user

• strong password
• overflow error
• index
• protocol

a finite set of instructions that accomplish a specific task. Every algorithm can be constructed using combinations of sequencing, selection, and iteration.

• algorithm
• complete list traversal
• computing system
• byte

the process of reducing complexity by focusing on the main idea. By hiding details irrelevant to the question at hand and bringing together related and useful details, abstraction reduces complexity and allows one to focus on the idea.

• abstraction
• phishing
• routing
• computer network

the application of each step of an algorithm in the order in which the code statements are given

• sequencing
• multifactor authentication
• lossy data compression
• algorithm

determines which parts of an algorithm are executed based on a condition being true or false

• selection
• syntax error
• information
• event

a repeating portion of an algorithm. Iteration repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met.

• iteration
• simulation
• analog data
• protocol

the process of encoding data to prevent unauthorized access

• encryption
• bandwidth
• Creative Commons
• round-off error

the process of the process of decoding the data

• decryption
• modulus operator
• computer network
• cleaning data

used to implement algorithms executed by programs

• programming language
• modularity
• simulation
• personally identifiable information (PII)

a general description of a task that can (or cannot) be solved algorithmically

• problem
• bit
• element
• program inputs