FBLA COMP CPU SCI: Algorithms & ProgrammingConcepts:1:@1
A list of steps to finish a task. A set of instructions performed with or without a computer. For example, the collection of steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an algorithm.
algorithm
process of automatically analyzing the behavior of computer programs for things like correctness, robustness, or safety
analysis
a data transmission rate
bandwidth
Basic Input Output System - special firmware stored in a chip on your computer's motherboard. First program that runs every time you turn on computer.
BIOS
image represented as two-dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
bitmap
of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
Boolean
a technique to deliver content on a Web page to a search engine in such a way that different content than what is delivered to a regular human user appears on the search engine. Goal is to boost a website's search engine rank on certain keywords
cloaking
short for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor; an on-board, battery powered semiconductor chip inside computers that stores information. When you make changes to your BIOS configuration, the settings are not stored on the BIOS chip itself. Instead, they are stored on a CMOS.
CMOS
creating commands or algorithms designed to be carried out by a computer
coding
anything created by a human using a computer - e.g. program, image, audio, video, presentation, or web page file
computational artifact
thought processes involved in formulating a problem and expressing its solution(s) in such a way that a computer—human or machine—can effectively carry out
computational thinking
a code added to data that is used to detect errors occurring during transmission, storage, or retrieval
cyclical redundancy check
the analysis of data objects and their relationships to other data objects. Often the first step in database design.
data models
a situation existing between two relational database tables; one table has a foreign key that references the primary key of the other table. Relationships allow relational databases to split and store data in different tables, while linking disparate data items
database relationships
process of taking encoded or encrypted text and converting it back into text that you or the computer can read and understand.
decryption
process that reduces amount of fragmentation by physically organizing the contents of a mass storage device into the smallest number of contiguous regions (fragments).
defragmentation
retrieving data immediately from any part of a computer file without having to read the file from the beginning.
direct access
takes real-time snapshot of every page, post, category, link, etc. Snapshots are then stored (cached) into folder of your choice, so they can be referenced and served to the visitor later, in order to save database processing time that has been slowing your website down.
Easy Cache
activity of converting data or information into code
encryption
a network protocol that controls how data is transmitted over a LAN (local area network)
ethernet
a set of characters comprising a unit of information
field
graphical representation of a computer program in relation to its sequence of functions (as distinct from the data it processes)
flowchart
ranks components in terms of response times, with processor registers at the top of the pyramid structure and tape backup at the bottom
hierarchy
a wireless LAN (local area network) node that provides Internet connection and virtual private network (VPN) access from a given location
hotspot
a sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached
looping
the language of the web - include HTML, XML, and XHTML - all of which have some things in common
markup languages
a set of numbers laid out in tabular form (rows and columns). From this meaning, a less formal meaning is derived of a complex collection of lines intersecting at right angles
matrix
thinking about different possible ways to solve a problem and choosing the best possible solution
metacognition