Computer Science Terminology

The unique number assigned to each device on the Internet.

• IP Address

• MAC Address

• URL

• DNS

Creative Commons

• A collection of public copyright licenses enabling free use and sharing of copyrighted work with permission.

• A type of software that allows users to create and edit documents collaboratively.

• A legal term for the exclusive rights granted to authors and creators of original works.

• A platform for selling and distributing copyrighted materials.

Intellectual Property

• A work or invention that is the result of creativity and to which one has rights (e.g., patents, copyrights).

• A legal term for the ownership of physical property.

• A type of property that can be bought and sold like real estate.

• A concept that refers to the physical assets of a company.

Differing access to computing devices and the Internet based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic factors.

• Digital Divide

• Information Gap

• Tech Disparity

• Access Inequality

Sampling

• A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals called samples.

• A method for analyzing data by collecting random samples from a population.

• A technique used to enhance the quality of digital images by increasing resolution.

• A strategy for reducing the size of data files by compressing them.

The system responsible for translating domain names like example.com into IP addresses.

• Domain Name System (DNS)

• Internet Protocol (IP)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Allows a program to change the value represented by a variable.

• Assignment Operator

• Comparison Operator

• Logical Operator

• Bitwise Operator

Parameter

• A variable in a function definition, used as a placeholder for values passed in.

• A constant value that cannot be changed during the execution of a program.

• A type of loop that repeats a block of code a specific number of times.

• A function that returns a value based on input parameters.

An action that supplies input data to a program.

• Event

• Action

• Process

• Function

Bit

• A contraction of 'Binary Digit'; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.

• A type of computer virus that spreads through networks.

• A measure of data storage capacity equivalent to 1024 bytes.

• A programming language used for web development.