AP Computer Science Principles Exam Prep | 373 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Innovation - a novel or improved idea, device, product, etc. or the development thereof Prototype - A preliminary sketch of an idea or model for something new. It's the original drawing from which something real might be built or created. Bit - A contraction of "Binary Digits". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as 0 or 1. Binary - A way of representing information using only two options. Bandwidth - maximum transmission capacity of the device expressed typically in metric multiples of bits per second Bit Rate - The numbers of Bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. EX: 8bits/per second. Latency - the amount of time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to receiver Protocol - A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) - The universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand. Code - To write instructions for a computer. Requests for Comments (RFC) - Documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website.Internet - a tangible physical system that is made to move information IP Address - A number assigned to any item that is connected to the internet. Packets - small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information for the purpose of transmitting through a network Router - A computer which receives messages travelling across a network and redirects them towards their intended destinations based on the addressing information included with the messages. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - Provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet. TCP is tightly linked with IP and is usually seen as TCP/IP in writing.