Unit 1 Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is Binary?
A way of representing information using only two options.
What is a Bit?
A contraction of ‘Binary Digit’; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.
What is a Byte?
8 bits.
What is Decimal?
A way of representing information using ten options.
What is an Overflow Error?
Error from attempting to represent a number that is too large.
What is a Round-off Error?
Error from attempting to represent a number that is too precise. The value is rounded.
What is Analog Data?
Data with values that change continuously, or smoothly, over time.
Examples include music, colors of a painting, or position of a sprinter during a race.
What is Digital Data?
Data that changes discretely through a finite set of possible values.
What is Sampling?
A process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring the analog data at regular intervals called samples.
What is Lossless Compression?
A process for reducing the number of bits needed to represent something without losing any information. This process is reversible.
What is Lossy Compression?
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.
What is Creative Commons?
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.
What is Intellectual Property?
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.
