APCSP Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the purpose of abstraction in programming?

• To slow down the program execution

• To make the program more difficult to understand

• To hide all but the relevant data about an object

• To increase complexity and reduce efficiency

What is the routine process of locating and removing computer program bugs, errors or abnormalities called?

• Parameters

• Debugging

• Abstraction

• Iteration

What is a formal argument used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided as input to the subroutine?

• Computing System

• Iteration

• Computing Device

• Parameters

What is the maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time, usually measured in bits per second?

• URL

• Bandwidth

• Packet

• IP Address

What does TCP/IP stand for?

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol

• Transmission Control Protocol

• User Datagram Protocol

• Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

What is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web?

• Packet

• HTTP

• Path

• IP Address

What is the series of connections between computing devices on a network called?

• Bandwidth

• URL

• Path

• Protocol

What is the property that enables a system to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of some of its components?

• Scalability

• Fault-tolerance

• Data stream

• Router

What is the system responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses?

• World Wide Web

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol

• The Domain Name System (DNS)

• Digital Divide

What is the capacity for the system to change in size and scale to meet new demands called?

• Redundant

• Packet Metadata

• TCP/IP

• Scalability