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syntax error - ANSWER A mistake in typed code that violates the rules of the
programming language. Typically, code with syntax errors will not run.
logic error - ANSWER A mistake in an algorithm or program that causes it to behave
unexpectedly or return the incorrect value.
run-time error - ANSWER A mistake in a program that happens only when the program
is actually run, such as a program attempting to access memory that does not exist.
overflow error - ANSWER Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to
represent the number (like a car's odometer "rolling over")
bit - ANSWER A binary digit, either 0 or 1
byte - ANSWER A sequence of 8 bits
roundoff - ANSWER Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to
represent the number with full precision (like using 3 digits to represent \piπpi as 3.14)
analog data - ANSWER Values that change smoothly, rather than in discrete intervals,
over time. For example, the pitch and volume of a live concert.
lossless - ANSWER Compressing data in a way that preserves all data away and allows
full recovery of the original
lossy - ANSWER Compressing data in a way that discards some data and makes it
impossible to recover the original
metadata - ANSWER Data about data, like descriptive information about a file or a row
in a database.
sequencing - ANSWER The sequential execution of steps in an algorithm or code in a
program (like steps in a recipe)
selection - ANSWER A Boolean condition to determine which of two paths are taken in
an algorithm or program
iteration - ANSWER The repetition of steps in an algorithm or program for a certain
amount of times or until a certain condition is met
linear search - ANSWER An algorithm that iterates through each item in a list until it
finds the target value
syntax error - ANSWER A mistake in typed code that violates the rules of the
programming language. Typically, code with syntax errors will not run.
logic error - ANSWER A mistake in an algorithm or program that causes it to behave
unexpectedly or return the incorrect value.
run-time error - ANSWER A mistake in a program that happens only when the program
is actually run, such as a program attempting to access memory that does not exist.
overflow error - ANSWER Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to
represent the number (like a car's odometer "rolling over")
bit - ANSWER A binary digit, either 0 or 1
byte - ANSWER A sequence of 8 bits
roundoff - ANSWER Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to
represent the number with full precision (like using 3 digits to represent \piπpi as 3.14)
analog data - ANSWER Values that change smoothly, rather than in discrete intervals,
over time. For example, the pitch and volume of a live concert.
lossless - ANSWER Compressing data in a way that preserves all data away and allows
full recovery of the original
lossy - ANSWER Compressing data in a way that discards some data and makes it
impossible to recover the original
metadata - ANSWER Data about data, like descriptive information about a file or a row
in a database.
sequencing - ANSWER The sequential execution of steps in an algorithm or code in a
program (like steps in a recipe)
selection - ANSWER A Boolean condition to determine which of two paths are taken in
an algorithm or program
iteration - ANSWER The repetition of steps in an algorithm or program for a certain
amount of times or until a certain condition is met
linear search - ANSWER An algorithm that iterates through each item in a list until it
finds the target value
