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WorksheetsU1 Digital Information Vocab
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
A way of representing information using only two options. 1
Bit
Sampling
Binary
Open Access
Online research output free of any and all restrictions on access and free of many restrictions on use, such as copyright or license restrictions
Bit
Sampling
Binary
Open Access
8 bits represent 1 _______
nibble
chunk
byte
smidget
Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded.
Round-off Error
Data Compression
Open Source
Overflow Error
The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1. A contraction of "Binary Digit".
Bit
Sampling
Binary
Open Access
Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large
Round-off Error
Data Compression
Open Source
Overflow Error
programs that are made freely available and may be redistributed and modified
Round-off Error
Data Compression
Open Source
Overflow Error
Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time.
Digital Data
Sampling
Analog Data
Decimal
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.
Creative Commons
Intellectual Property
Open Source
Open Access
A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something in which some information is lost or thrown away. This process is not reversible.
Data Compression
Lossless Compression
Lossy Compression
Sampling
Data that changes discreetly through a finite set of possible values
Digital Data
Sampling
Analog Data
Decimal
A system for representing numbers using combinations of the digits 0 - 9
Binary
Sampling
Analog Data
Decimal
