Unit 1

Question 1

A way of representing information using only two options.

Answer 1

Binary

Question 2

A way of representing information using ten options.

Answer 2

Decimal

Question 3

A contraction of “Binary Digit”; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

Answer 3

Bit

Question 4

8 bits

Answer 4

Byte

Question 5

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large.

Answer 5

Overflow Error

Question 6

Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded.

Answer 6

Round-off Error

Question 7

Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values.

Answer 7

Digital Data

Question 8

Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time. Some examples of analog data include music, colors of a painting, or position of a sprinter during a race.

Answer 8

Analog Data

Question 9

A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals called samples.

Answer 9

Sampling

Question 10

A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information. This process is reversible.

Answer 10

Lossless Compression

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

Intellectual Property

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

Lossy Compression

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

Creative Commons