AP CSP Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A way of representing information using only two options is called ________.

• Binary

• Decimal

• Hexadecimal

• Octal

Fill in the blank: The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1, is called a ________.

• Bit

• Byte

• Nibble

• Word

Fill in the blank: 8 bits make up a ________.

• Byte

• Nibble

• Word

• Kilobyte

Fill in the blank: A way of representing information using ten options is called ________.

Fill in the blank: Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large is called ________.

• Overflow Error

• Underflow Error

• Syntax Error

• Type Error

Fill in the blank: Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise, where the value is rounded, is called ________.

• Round-off Error

• Truncation Error

• Syntax Error

• Overflow Error

Fill in the blank: Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time is called ________.

• Analog Data

• Digital Data

• Discrete Data

• Binary Data

Fill in the blank: Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values is called ________.

• Digital Data

• Analog Data

• Continuous Data

• Random Data

Fill in the blank: A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals is called ________.

• Sampling

• Quantization

• Modulation

• Encryption

Fill in the blank: A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information is called ________.

• Lossless Compression

• Lossy Compression

• Encryption

• Decompression