Introduction to Software Technology Final Exam Review

Any character that shows up as a blank space on the screen, such as a space, a tab, or a new line; helps separate different parts of the document to make it easier to read

• Whitespace

• Line break

• Paragraph mark

• Indentation

A contraction of "Binary Digits"; the single unit of information on a computer, typically represented as 0 or 1

• Byte

• Bit

• Nibble

• Word

Cascading Style Sheets; a language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled

• HTML

• CSS

• XML

• JavaScript

A section of code that can be called over and over without having to write out all the steps

• Function

• Loop

• Variable

• Array

Any valid unit of code that resolves to a value

• Statement

• Expression

• Function

• Variable

A collection of public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work, used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created.

• Creative Commons

• Public Domain

• Fair Use

• Copyrighted Works

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a piece of writing or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.

• Intellectual Property

• Creative Commons

• Trade Secret

• Public Domain

The number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec

• Bit Rate

• Data Rate

• Transmission Rate

• Bandwidth

What organization develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols, particularly the standards that comprise the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP)?

• IETF

• W3C

• ISO

• IEEE

The placement of text farther to the right or left of the surrounding text, making it easier to understand the program's structure

• indentation

• alignment

• spacing

• formatting