Computer Science- Jargon Quiz

Question 0

Algorithm

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A list of instructions, procedures, or formulas used to solve a problem

Question 1

802.11a/b/n/g/c

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Wireless communication protocols, defined the standards of wi-Fi; each letter represents an admen dement made to the original 802.11 protocol

Question 2

API (Application programming Interface)

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A set of programming instructions used to access a particular website (how you connect to websites)

Question 3

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

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Translation of human language and commands into numerical representation

Question 4

Bandwidth

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Measurement of the total amount of data being transferred over a certain period of time; often used to determine how busy a website is (number of bit available or consumed data expressed in bits per second)

Question 5

Bottleneck

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A point of congestion that occurs when a network is overloaded with data

Question 6

Bit

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Smallest unit of measuring data, can be either 1 or 0 (8 bits = 1 byte)

Question 7

Bug

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Errors in a program

Question 8

Bytes

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Units of memory (1 byte = 1 character)

Question 9

CPU- Cache

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Extremely fast but small amount of data used by the CPU to store the most frequently accessed data in the main storage space

Question 10

Compression

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A way to process information so it takes up less memory than it did intitially

Question 11

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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Hardware in a computer that carries out the actions of a computer program (where calculations are performed and instructions carried out)

Question 12

Debug

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To find and fix errors in a computer program

Question 13

Download

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The process of a computer receiving data

Question 14

Encryption

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A process of encoding text so that hackers can’t read it but authorized parties can

Question 15

Ethernet

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System used to connect computers to a network with a physical cable, usually faster than a wireless connection

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Firewall

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A barrier that controls the data that passed through it to protect a computer from danger

Question 17

Hard disk

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A piece of hardware used for long term data storage (main storage for programs and data on a computer)

Question 18

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

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Coding language used for designing websites, uses tags to tell the computer what text or design to display on the website

Question 19

HTTP

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Standard way to request and transfer hypertext documents and files over the Internet or some other computer network

Question 20

Jargon

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The language, especially the vocabulary, of a particular trade, profession, or group

Question 21

Motherboard

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Circuit board located at the bottom of a computer case and is responsible for allowing computer hardware to transfer information with each other

Question 22

OS (Operating System)

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Controls the computer’s operations, executing of programs, managing storage, and communication resources (translates data from applications and hardware into computer language and vice versa, manages computer’s hardware and software resources)

Question 23

RAM (Random Access Machine)

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Faster than long term storage, used to store data temporarily

Question 24

Upload

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Transmission of a file from one computer system to another

Question 25

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

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An external interface used to connect outside devices into a computer