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Mod 2UNIT-1 AVOC 20
Mod 2-UNIT 1 VOCABULARY ASSIGNMENT 20
Question | Answer |
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BINARY NOTATION | Numbering system where each digit can express two values |
HEXADECIMAL NOTATION | Notational system that expresses 16 different numbers using a single digit in the range of 0 to F |
BIT | Binary digit |
BYTE | 8 bits |
KILOBYTE (KB) | 1000 bytes |
MEGABYTE (MB) | 1 million bytes |
GIGABYTE (GB) | 1 billion bytes |
TERABYTE (TB) | 1 trillion bytes |
PETABYTE (PB) | 1000 TB or a quadrillion bytes |
BPS (bits per second) | The transmission speed for data over the web |
KBPS (kilobits per second) | A measurement of the number of kilobits transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, in a second |
MBPS (megabits per second) | A measurement of the number of Megabits transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, in a second |
HERTZ (HZ) | unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second |
MHZ (Megahertz) | A unit of measure that equals a frequency of 1 million cycles per second |
GHZ (gigahertz) | One billion cycles per second |
ASSET | something of value, a resource |
DECIMAL SYSTEM | Principle of expressing ten different numbers using a single digit in the range 0-9 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) | Ownership of innovation by an individual or business enterprise |
COPYRIGHT | A document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work. |
TRADEMARK | The exclusive right to use a brand or part of a brand |
PATENT | Right to exclude other from making, using, selling, and importing an invention for a limited period of time. |
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) | A strategy designed to prevent illegal distribution of movies, music, and other digital content |
BASE 10 | A decimal number system represented by symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
UNICODE | A character code that enables most of the languages of the world to be symbolized with a special character identification |
ASCH | A standard code for representing text characters using one byte |
RETURN ON SECURITY INVESTMENT (ROS) | An estimate of return on security investment based on how much will be saved by reduced losses divided by the investment |
DATA | Raw information collected by a system |
INFORMATION | Data converted into a meaningful and useful context |
INSIGHT | Things that inform meaningful business decisions |