CSP Vocab Practice 2

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Part of computer hardware managing processes

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central processing unit (CPU)

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Issues digital certificates validating ownership of encrypted keys; used in public key encryption authentication; managed by public key infrastructure.

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Certificate Authority (CA)

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Complete path for electrical current flow from high to low voltage; key in component design for data manipulation.

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circuit

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Collection and analysis of data by non-scientists on home computers, often with professional scientists.

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Citizen science

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Use of a central computer to manage network resources

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client/server model (for network)

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Uses remote servers for data calculation/storage; enables new communication and collaboration.

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cloud computing/storage

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Grouping data to show a pattern exists

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Clustering data

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Amount of logical reasoning (lines of code) to create an algorithm

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complexity (of an algorithm)

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Using algorithms to solve problems

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Computing

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Decision in an algorithm based on a Boolean value, controlling selection.

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condition