Computer Science Vocab - All Words

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  1. 6. A person who organizes and operates a business who takes a calculated financial risk in order to do so.
  2. 8. The process of protecting information or data by using mathematical models to scramble it in a way that only the parties who have the key to unscramble it can access it.
  3. 9. Online content designed to attract attention and encourage clicks
  4. 11. Reputation Your behaviors in the online environment and the content you post about yourself and others.
  5. 12. The action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
  6. 14. The result or answer that the AI gives back after processing the input. This could be a sentence, a picture, a sound, or even a decision.
  7. 18. A color representation method used in digital media based on the combination of red, green, and blue.
  8. 19. Facts, statistics, or information collected for analysis or reference, often used to train AI systems.
  9. 20. The language that tells the computer what to do.
  10. 22. Information or data that is given to an AI system so it can understand and process something. This can be words, pictures, sounds, or numbers.
  11. 25. When someone tries to trick you into giving them personal info, like your passwords or credit card numbers, by pretending to be someone you trust, like a bank or a friend, usually through fake emails or messages.
  12. 28. AI A type of artificial intelligence that can learn from and mimic large amounts of data to create new content like text, images, music, videos, and more, based on user prompts or inputs
  13. 30. To combine ideas with others to produce or create something
  14. 32. A brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion.
  15. 35. Artificial Intelligence that uses Natural Language Processing to answer questions and have a conversation with you like a person would but it’s actually a machine.
  16. 36. Cost The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.
  17. 37. An acronym that you should use before posting online. T - Is it true? H - Is it helpful? I - Is it inspiring? N - Is it necessary? K - Is it kind?
  18. 39. Fake A type of manipulated media created using AI. They involve swapping one person’s face or voice with another in videos, photos, or audio making it look like someone is saying or doing something they never actually did.
  19. 40. A tendency to favor one outcome over others, which can occur in AI when data used to train algorithms is not representative or fair
  20. 41. Harmful software, like viruses or spyware, that can damage or steal information from a computer.
  21. 43. To form a mental image
  22. 44. The initial data needed for an algorithm to make decisions.
  23. 45. The process of hiding or coding information so that only the person a message was intended for can read it.
  24. 46. A set of rules or steps that a computer follows to solve a problem or complete a task.
  25. 47. Language Processing A field of AI that focuses on the interaction between computers and humans through natural language, enabling machines to understand and respond to human speech or text.
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  1. 1. A notice or announcement in a public medium (print, social media, television, or radio) promoting a product, service, or event.
  2. 2. A secret or disguised way of writing; a code or a virtual lock.
  3. 3. A way of representing information using only two options.
  4. 4. Where an AI model generates an incorrect image or misleading information.
  5. 5. The final result produced by an algorithm after processing the input.
  6. 7. A diagram that represents an algorithm or set of instructions using geometric shapes that are connected by arrows to show the direction of activity.
  7. 10. A symbol or other design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc.
  8. 13. Describes a person or behavior as right in the moral sense (truthful, honest, fair)
  9. 15. Language Model a computer program that helps machines understand and create human language. It learns from a huge amount of text data, like a giant library, and can write, translate, and answer questions based on what it's learned.
  10. 16. Design Features or aspects of a device or app that are intended to hook the user into frequent unhealthy use.
  11. 17. When someone tries to get into a computer, website, or online account to steal information, spread viruses or cause other issues.
  12. 21. The order in which steps or events happen.
  13. 23. The practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.
  14. 24. The smallest unit in a digital image or graphic.
  15. 25. The right of individuals to keep their personal information secure and to control who can access that information.
  16. 26. Turning the secret code back to into regular data.
  17. 27. Authentication An extra security step that requires a second way to confirm your identity, like a text code.
  18. 29. An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
  19. 31. When you give human-like qualities, thoughts, or behaviors to non-human things, like AI.
  20. 32. A type of malware that secretly collects information about what you do on your computer.
  21. 33. Learning A type of technology that helps computers learn from data so they can make decisions or predictions without being told exactly what to do.
  22. 34. Intelligence A branch of computer science that aims to create machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing patterns, and making decisions.
  23. 38. A synonym for website address
  24. 39. Footprint The trail of data you leave behind when you use the internet, including the websites you visit, emails you send, and information you submit online.
  25. 42. Citizenship The responsible use of technology by anyone who uses computers, the Internet, and digital devices to engage with society.