CompSci Vocab 2 abstraction - CPU

The device within a computer that executes instructions.

• Binary

• Accessibility

• CPU Central Processing Unit

• Boolean

A step-by-step process to complete a task.

• App

• Array

• Algorithm

• Analog

A data structure comprising a collection of values of the same type accessible through an index. Data are of fixed size. For example, [A, B, C, D] is an array of letters; the second element of the array is B.

• App

• Array

• Algorithm

• Analog

The defining characteristic of data that is represented in a continuous, physical way. Whereas digital data is a set of individual symbols, analog data is stored in physical media, such as the surface grooves on a vinyl record, the magnetic tape of a VCR cassette, or other non-digital media.

• App

• Array

• Algorithm

• Analog

A type of data or expression with two possible values: true and false.

• Binary

• Accessibility

• CPU Central Processing Unit

• Boolean

A method of encoding data using two symbols, 1 and 0. Example: the number 4 written in binary is 100.

• Binary

• Accessibility

• CPU Central Processing Unit

• Boolean

A type of application software designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.

• App

• Array

• Algorithm

• Analog

Appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities access information and communications, on an equal basis with others, both in urban and rural areas.

• Binary

• Accessibility

• CPU Central Processing Unit

• Boolean