AP Computer Science Principles Midterm
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - a preliminary sketch of an idea or model for
something new. It's the original drawing from which something might be built or created
binary question - CORRECT ANSWER - a question to which there are only two possibly
answers
Bit - CORRECT ANSWER - a contraction of "Binary Digit." A bit is the single unit of
information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1
Bit rate - CORRECT ANSWER - (sometimes written bitrate) the number of bits that are
conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec
Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of
data between devices
bandwith - CORRECT ANSWER - transmission capacity by bit rate
latency - CORRECT ANSWER - time it take for a bit to travel from its sender to its
receiver
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange - CORRECT ANSWER -
the universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand
code - CORRECT ANSWER - to write code, or to write instructions for a computer
, Request for Comments (RFC) - CORRECT ANSWER - documents are how standards and
protocols are defined and published for all to see on IEFT website
IP Address - CORRECT ANSWER - A number assigned to any item that is connected to
the Internet
Packets - CORRECT ANSWER - small chunks of information that have been carefully
formed from larger chunks of information
Network Redundancy - CORRECT ANSWER - having multiple backups to ensure
reliability during cases of high usgae or failure
Router - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of computer that forwards data across a network
Packets - CORRECT ANSWER - small chunks of information that have been carefully
formed from larger chunks of information
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER - provides reliable, ordered,
and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the Internet. TCP is tightly linked with IP
and usually seen as TCP/IP in writing
DNS (Domain Name System) - CORRECT ANSWER - the Internet's system for
converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - CORRECT ANSWER - is the protocol used by the
WWW. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web servers respond
to commands
Abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER - Reducing information and detail to focus on
essential characteristics
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - a preliminary sketch of an idea or model for
something new. It's the original drawing from which something might be built or created
binary question - CORRECT ANSWER - a question to which there are only two possibly
answers
Bit - CORRECT ANSWER - a contraction of "Binary Digit." A bit is the single unit of
information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1
Bit rate - CORRECT ANSWER - (sometimes written bitrate) the number of bits that are
conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec
Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of
data between devices
bandwith - CORRECT ANSWER - transmission capacity by bit rate
latency - CORRECT ANSWER - time it take for a bit to travel from its sender to its
receiver
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange - CORRECT ANSWER -
the universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand
code - CORRECT ANSWER - to write code, or to write instructions for a computer
, Request for Comments (RFC) - CORRECT ANSWER - documents are how standards and
protocols are defined and published for all to see on IEFT website
IP Address - CORRECT ANSWER - A number assigned to any item that is connected to
the Internet
Packets - CORRECT ANSWER - small chunks of information that have been carefully
formed from larger chunks of information
Network Redundancy - CORRECT ANSWER - having multiple backups to ensure
reliability during cases of high usgae or failure
Router - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of computer that forwards data across a network
Packets - CORRECT ANSWER - small chunks of information that have been carefully
formed from larger chunks of information
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER - provides reliable, ordered,
and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the Internet. TCP is tightly linked with IP
and usually seen as TCP/IP in writing
DNS (Domain Name System) - CORRECT ANSWER - the Internet's system for
converting alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - CORRECT ANSWER - is the protocol used by the
WWW. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web servers respond
to commands
Abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER - Reducing information and detail to focus on
essential characteristics
