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D684 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE/GRADE A+ ASSURED.

analog data ✔️data represented in a continuous and variable form

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) ✔️a standard encoding system for text characters that uses numeric values to
represent letters, numbers, and symbols

bandwidth ✔️the maximum rate of data transfer across a network or communication channel, usually measured in bits per second

binary ✔️a numerical system that uses only two digits, zero and one, to represent data in computing

Boolean expression ✔️a logical statement that can only be true or false and uses operators like AND, OR, and NOT

character ✔️a single letter, digit, or symbol used in writing text

character set ✔️a collection of characters that a computer can recognize and process, like ASCII or Unicode

compression ratio ✔️the ratio of the original data size to the compressed data size, indicating how much the data has been reduced

control structure ✔️constructs in programming that control the flow of execution, such as loops and conditional statements

data ✔️raw facts and figures that can be processed to produce meaningful information

data compression ✔️the process of reducing the size of data to save space or transmission time

data types ✔️categories of data that define what kind of value can be stored, like integers, floats, and strings, and how it can be used

declaration ✔️a statement in programming that specifies the name and type of a variable or function without assigning a value

digital data ✔️data represented using discrete binary values (zeroes and ones)

floating point ✔️a way to represent real numbers that can have fractional parts using a format that includes a base and an exponent

Huffman encoding ✔️a compression technique that uses variable-length codes for data representation based on frequency of occurrence

information ✔️data that have been processed or organized in a meaningful way to be useful

integer ✔️a whole number

keyword encoding ✔️a method of data compression that replaces frequently occurring patterns with shorter codes

lossless ✔️a type of data compression where no information is lost and the original data can be perfectly reconstructed

lossy ✔️a type of data compression that reduces file size by permanently eliminating some information, which may affect quality

numeric ✔️any value that is a number

overflow ✔️a condition in which a calculation exceeds the maximum value that can be represented within a given number of bits

pulse-code modulation (PCM) ✔️a method used to digitally represent analog signals

radix point ✔️the decimal point in a number system that indicates the separation between integer and fractional parts

real ✔️a data type representing numbers that can have fractional parts, often called floating-point numbers

reclocking ✔️the process of refreshing the timing signals in digital data to ensure accuracy and synchronization

run-length encoding ✔️a simple compression technique that replaces sequences of repeated characters with a single character and a count

scientific notation ✔️a method of representing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10

signed-magnitude representation ✔️a way of encoding positive and negative numbers where one bit represents the sign and the remaining bits
represent the magnitude

string ✔️a sequence of characters treated as a single data element and used for text manipulation

, strong typing ✔️a feature in programming languages where each variable is explicitly declared to be of a specific type, reducing errors

ten's complement ✔️a mathematical method for representing negative numbers in a decimal system

Unicode ✔️a universal character set that includes characters from virtually all writing systems, allowing for consistent encoding and
representation of text globally

alphanumeric values ✔️characters that include both letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9)

assignment operator ✔️a symbol used to assign a value to a variable, typically =

assignment statement ✔️a line of code that assigns a value to a variable, like x = 5

binary operator ✔️an operator that takes two operands, such as +, -, *, and /

camel casing ✔️a naming convention where the first letter is lowercase and each subsequent word starts with an uppercase letter, like
myVariableName

garbage ✔️unused or leftover data in memory that the program no longer needs or references

Hungarian notation ✔️a naming convention where the name of a variable starts with a prefix indicating its type, like strName for a string
variable

identifier ✔️a name given to a variable, function, or other item in code to identify it

initializing a variable ✔️assigning an initial value to a variable when it is declared, like int x = 10

kebob case ✔️a naming convention where words are all lowercase and separated by hyphens, like my-variable-name

keyword (reserved word) ✔️a reserved word in a programming language that has a specific meaning and cannot be used as an identifier, like if,
while, and class

lvalue ✔️an expression that refers to a memory location, which can appear on the left side of an assignment, like x in x = 5

mixed case with underscores ✔️a naming convention that combines uppercase and lowercase letters with underscores between words, like
My_Variable_Name

numeric constant ✔️a fixed number value written directly in the code, like 42

numeric variable ✔️a variable that holds a number value

operand ✔️a value or variable on which an operator acts, like 3 and 5 in 3 + 5

Pascal casing ✔️a naming convention in which each word in the name starts with an uppercase letter, like MyVariableName

right-to-left associativity ✔️the order in which operations are performed in expressions where operators of the same precedence appear,
processed from right to left

snake casing ✔️a naming convention in which words are all lowercase and separated by underscores, like my_variable_name

string constant ✔️a fixed sequence of characters written directly in the code, like "Hello, World!"

string variable ✔️a variable that holds a sequence of characters (a string)

type safety ✔️ensuring a variable is only used in ways consistent with its data type, preventing type errors

unnamed constant ✔️a fixed value used directly in code without assigning it to a variable, also known as a magic number, like 3.14 for π

variable ✔️a named storage location in memory that can hold different values throughout a program

abstract step ✔️a high-level action in an algorithm that describes what needs to be done without detailing how to do it

algorithm ✔️a step-by-step set of instructions designed to perform a specific task or solve a problem

branch ✔️a point in an algorithm where a decision is made, leading to different actions based on conditions (e.g., if-then statements)

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