Unit 2 Lesson 1 Kira Vocab

Values representing information that can be stored and edited by a computer

• Data

• Encode

• Bit

• Decimal System

Data that needs to be first translated into a digital form before it can be used by a computer

• Analog Data

• Encode

• Binary System

• Byte

Data that can be directly used by a computer;

• Digital Data

• Decode

• Bit

• Binary System

To translate human-readable data into a form that is efficient or protected for transmitting or storing.

• Data

• Encode

• Bit

• Binary System

To translate encoded data back into a human-readable form so it is easier to read and understand

• Decode

• Decimal System

• Data

• Byte

A method of describing numbers, counting, and doing math based on the number 10.

• Data

• Decimal System

• Bit

• Byte

The smallest unit of information used in computers, a unit of information that can be either 1 or 0 like an on/off switch,

• Bit

• Data

• Encode

• Binary System

A method of describing numbers, counting, and doing math based on the number 2, binary systems typically use two different symbols: 0 and 1.

• Data

• Encode

• Binary System

• Byte

A group of 8 bits, ranging from 00000000 to 11111111. There are 256 possible combinations of 8 bits

• Data

• Binary System

• Byte

• Bit