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APCSP Vocab Lesson 1
APCSP Vocab Review For Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange; the universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand. |
| AP CSP | Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles |
| Abstraction | A simplified representation of something more complex. Abstractions allow you to hide details to help you manage complexity, focus on relevant concepts, and reason about problems at a higher level. |
| Aggregation | A computation in which rows from a data set are grouped together and used to compute a single value of more significant meaning or measurement. Common aggregations include: Average, Count, Sum, Max, Median, etc. |
| Algorithm | A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer. |
| Bandwidth | Transmission capacity measure by bit rate. |
| Binary | A way of representing information using only two options. |
| Bit | A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1. |
| Bit Rate | (sometimes written bitrate) the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec. |
| Byte | A unit of data that is eight (8) bits long. |
| Documentation | A description of the behavior of a command, function, library, API, etc. |
| For Loop | Loops that have predetermined beginning, end, and increment (step interval). |
| Function | A named group of programming instructions. Functions are reusable abstractions that reduce the complexity of writing and maintaining programs. |
| Heuristic | A problem solving approach (algorithm) to find a satisfactory solution where finding an optimal or exact solution is impractical or impossible. |
| Hexadecimal | A base-16 number system that uses sixteen (16) distinct symbols 0-9 and A-F to represent numbers from 0 to 15. |
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