Unit 3 Vocabulary - Thomas Mathew
Across
- 2. opposite of discrete; numerical data that refers to the unspecified number of possible measurements between two presumed points (often carry decimal points)
- 6. the process of calculating approximate outcomes from existing data using mathematically sound methods
- 8. a standard that assigns letters, numbers, and other characters in the 256 slots available in the 8-bit code
- 10. An operation that links two strings together
- 13. the process of putting a sequence of characters into a specialized format
- 14. a way of organizing and storing data in a computer so that it can be accessed and used efficiently
- 16. the smallest unit of storage that stores a 0 or a 1
- 20. SQL operation performed to establish a connection between two or more database tables based on matching columns
- 21. a disturbance that interferes with data transmission or communication and reduces the quality of the signal
- 23. the product of computing or hardware activity
- 27. opposite of digital; stores data in a continuous form of physical quantities and perform calculations with the help of measures
- 28. when the rate of change or a mathematical function is proportional to its current value
- 29. a data structure technique that allows you to quickly retrieve records from a database file
- 30. code that uses a system of 1’s and 0’s
- 31. opposite of continuous; count that involves finite, numeric, countable, and non-negative integers, only a limited number of values is possible
- 32. each character is given a binary code with the same number of bits
Down
- 1. an algorithm that iteratively checks each element in an array, starting from the first element, in a linear or sequential manner until it finds a match with the target value
- 3. a character in the 26 letter alphabet, fro 0-9, or special characters
- 4. a string of bits
- 5. a data structure that contains an ordered collection of elements
- 7. a method of encoding text characters based on signal duration
- 9. a reusable collection of statements that is defined once and then can be used as many times as the programmer wants
- 11. a sequence of characters within a larger string
- 12. an international encoding standard that provides a unique number for every character for every character
- 15. a set of all configurations that a problem and its environment could achieve
- 16. binary code that uses dots and crosses which was used for teleprinter messages
- 17. having only two possible values
- 18. technology that uses binary to generate, store, and process data
- 19. a variable encoding form which sequences are not all of the same length
- 22. creating a relationship between elements in two different data sets
- 24. simplifying or removing unneeded parts of code
- 25. a variable type that is a list of characters
- 26. information that has been translated into a form that is efficient for movement