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ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FNP
MSN 560
Innovation - ANSWERS--a novel or improved idea, device, product, etc. or the
development thereof
Bit - ANSWERS--A contraction of "Binary Digits". A bit is the single unit of information in
a computer, typically represented as 0 or 1.
Binary - ANSWERS--A way of representing information using only two options.
Bandwidth - ANSWERS--maximum transmission capacity of the device expressed
typically in metric multiples of bits per second
Bit Rate - ANSWERS--The numbers of Bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of
time. EX: 8bits/per second.
Latency - ANSWERS--the amount of time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to
receiver
Protocol - ANSWERS--A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data
between devices.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) - ANSWERS--The
universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.
Code - ANSWERS--To write instructions for a computer.
,Requests for Comments (RFC) - ANSWERS--Documents are how standards and
protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website.
Internet - ANSWERS--a tangible physical system that is made to move information
IP Address - ANSWERS--A number assigned to any item that is connected to the
internet.
Pixel - ANSWERS--short for "picture element" it is the fundamental unit of a digital
image, typically a tiny square or dot which contains a single point of color of a larger
image
Packets - ANSWERS--small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from
larger chunks of information for the purpose of transmitting through a network
Router - ANSWERS--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) - ANSWERS--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.
Domain named system (DNS) - ANSWERS--The internet's system for converting
alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses.
Prototype - ANSWERS--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.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - ANSWERS--Is the protocol used by the world
wide web. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web
servers respond to commands.
Abstractions - ANSWERS--Reducing information and detail to focus on essential
characteristics.
Server - ANSWERS--A computer that awaits and responds to requests for data.
Client - ANSWERS--A computer that requests data stored on a computer.
HTTPS - ANSWERS--a protocol for secure communication over a computer network
which is widely used on the Internet.
Digital Certificate - ANSWERS--an electronic document used to prove ownership of a
public key.
, DDoS - ANSWERS--pertaining to or being an incident in which a network of computers
floods an online resource with high levels of unwanted traffic so that it is inaccessible to
legitimate service requests
HTTP Request - ANSWERS--When you type a URL in your browser, your computer
(the client) needs to "ask" the server that is storing the data and images for the web
page to return its contents so your browser can display it.
HTTP Response - ANSWERS--When a server receives an HTTP request it will respond
with a message of its own. Once again, the response will be sent entirely in ASCII-text
and must be correctly formatted.
Electricity, light and radio waves - ANSWERS--3 ways we send information
Fiber optic cable - ANSWERS--a thread of glass engineered to reflect light
URL - ANSWERS--an easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like
www.code.org)
Net Neutrality - ANSWERS--the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated
equally by Internet Service Providers
Byte - ANSWERS--8 bits
Nibble - ANSWERS--4 bits
Heuristic - ANSWERS--a problem solving approach (algorithm) to find a satisfactory
solution where finding an optimal or exact solution is impractical or impossible
Lossless - ANSWERS--a data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be
perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data
Image - ANSWERS--A type of data used for graphics or pictures
Metadata - ANSWERS--data that describes other data. For example, a digital image my
include metadata that describe the size of the image, number of colors, or resolution
RGB - ANSWERS--color model using varying intensities of red, green, and blue to
produce colors
Lossy - ANSWERS--data compression method that uses inexact approximations,
discarding some data to represent the content
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES FNP
MSN 560
Innovation - ANSWERS--a novel or improved idea, device, product, etc. or the
development thereof
Bit - ANSWERS--A contraction of "Binary Digits". A bit is the single unit of information in
a computer, typically represented as 0 or 1.
Binary - ANSWERS--A way of representing information using only two options.
Bandwidth - ANSWERS--maximum transmission capacity of the device expressed
typically in metric multiples of bits per second
Bit Rate - ANSWERS--The numbers of Bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of
time. EX: 8bits/per second.
Latency - ANSWERS--the amount of time it takes for a bit to travel from sender to
receiver
Protocol - ANSWERS--A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data
between devices.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) - ANSWERS--The
universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.
Code - ANSWERS--To write instructions for a computer.
,Requests for Comments (RFC) - ANSWERS--Documents are how standards and
protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website.
Internet - ANSWERS--a tangible physical system that is made to move information
IP Address - ANSWERS--A number assigned to any item that is connected to the
internet.
Pixel - ANSWERS--short for "picture element" it is the fundamental unit of a digital
image, typically a tiny square or dot which contains a single point of color of a larger
image
Packets - ANSWERS--small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from
larger chunks of information for the purpose of transmitting through a network
Router - ANSWERS--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) - ANSWERS--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.
Domain named system (DNS) - ANSWERS--The internet's system for converting
alphabetic names into numeric IP addresses.
Prototype - ANSWERS--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.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - ANSWERS--Is the protocol used by the world
wide web. It describes how messages are formatted and interchanged, and how web
servers respond to commands.
Abstractions - ANSWERS--Reducing information and detail to focus on essential
characteristics.
Server - ANSWERS--A computer that awaits and responds to requests for data.
Client - ANSWERS--A computer that requests data stored on a computer.
HTTPS - ANSWERS--a protocol for secure communication over a computer network
which is widely used on the Internet.
Digital Certificate - ANSWERS--an electronic document used to prove ownership of a
public key.
, DDoS - ANSWERS--pertaining to or being an incident in which a network of computers
floods an online resource with high levels of unwanted traffic so that it is inaccessible to
legitimate service requests
HTTP Request - ANSWERS--When you type a URL in your browser, your computer
(the client) needs to "ask" the server that is storing the data and images for the web
page to return its contents so your browser can display it.
HTTP Response - ANSWERS--When a server receives an HTTP request it will respond
with a message of its own. Once again, the response will be sent entirely in ASCII-text
and must be correctly formatted.
Electricity, light and radio waves - ANSWERS--3 ways we send information
Fiber optic cable - ANSWERS--a thread of glass engineered to reflect light
URL - ANSWERS--an easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like
www.code.org)
Net Neutrality - ANSWERS--the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated
equally by Internet Service Providers
Byte - ANSWERS--8 bits
Nibble - ANSWERS--4 bits
Heuristic - ANSWERS--a problem solving approach (algorithm) to find a satisfactory
solution where finding an optimal or exact solution is impractical or impossible
Lossless - ANSWERS--a data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be
perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data
Image - ANSWERS--A type of data used for graphics or pictures
Metadata - ANSWERS--data that describes other data. For example, a digital image my
include metadata that describe the size of the image, number of colors, or resolution
RGB - ANSWERS--color model using varying intensities of red, green, and blue to
produce colors
Lossy - ANSWERS--data compression method that uses inexact approximations,
discarding some data to represent the content
