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- 5. A hardware component responsible for rendering images, video, and animation.
- 10. When a computer program breaks due to unclear or faulty instructions it is said to have a ___.
- 11. Directs the manner and sequence in which operations are carried out.
- 12. If instructions are unclear, incomplete, or out of _____, the program won’t work.
- 13. An appearance of data that shows trends over time. Helps infer cause and effect or predict future values.
- 15. An output device that displays visual information from the computer.
- 18. System software that manages hardware and software resources on a computer.
- 22. The appearance of ____ determines what kind of patterns or relationships you can see, while the amount of ____ determines how confidently you can trust what you see.
- 25. More data means better detection of ________ or anomalies.
- 26. Performing operations on the CPU
- 27. Computers do not have the capability to skip, _________, or assume instructions.
- 28. Social Media Platforms are a communications method used for _____ communication, posting, commenting, and direct messaging.
- 31. The primary component of a computer that executes instructions from programs by performing basic arithmetic, logic, control, and input/output operations.
- 33. An encyclopedic site that allows you to find an overview of a particular topic.
- 40. An appearance of data that shows correlations between variables. They can suggest relationships or associations.
- 42. A collaborative documents platform is a communications method used for _____ editing, commenting, and version tracking.
- 44. The design of the Turing Test was to determine if machines could imitate humans in ____________ well enough to fool us.
- 45. A communications method used for real-time conversations with friends, teams, or customer support.
- 47. The clearer and more _______ the instructions, the better the program works.
- 48. A communications method used for work, school, receipts, and formal messages such as Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo.
- 49. A communications method used for meetings, remote learning, and Telehealth. Used on platforms such as Zoom and Google Meet.
- 50. A type of search engine used on websites where users can save, organize, and share links to web pages. Searches are based on what people have bookmarked and how they tag or label those pages.
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- 1. A search engine that uses algorithms to automatically rank and display results based on relevance, popularity, keywords, and links.
- 2. The process of using computers or other programmable machines to perform tasks related to the processing, storage, retrieval, and communication of information.
- 3. An electronic device that processes data according to a set of instructions called a program.
- 4. A non-volatile storage device used to permanently store data such as the operating system, applications, and files.
- 6. Creating step-by-step procedures to solve specific problems.
- 7. The physical parts of a computer such as the CPU, memory, storage devices, input, and output devices.
- 8. You should always evaluate a website for ________, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose.
- 9. An appearance of data that shows the shape and spread of data. They inform us about consistency, outliers, and normality.
- 14. A pointing input device used to interact with the computer’s graphical user interface.
- 16. Writing and maintaining the code that is on computers and devices.
- 17. Sending, receiving, and managing data between systems.
- 19. A conclusion or educated guess that you make based on data, evidence, or reasoning.
- 20. Volatile memory used by the system to store data that is actively being used or processed.
- 21. ______ is a computer language used to communicate with computers.
- 23. A device that converts digital data from a computer into signals suitable for a transmission medium and vice versa, allowing access to the internet.
- 24. Computers only understand ______.
- 29. Reads and/or writes data to disks like CDs, DVDs, or Blu-Rays using laser technology.
- 30. A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do.
- 32. Known as the father of computer science.
- 34. Computers follow ____________ line by line, in order.
- 35. Web 2.0 applications are websites or online tools that allow users to ________, share, and create content, instead of just reading information.
- 36. Saves data and instruction for future use.
- 37. The programs and operating systems that tell the hardware what to do.
- 38. Computers don't _____. They can only follow exact, step-by-step instructions.
- 39. Hardware Interaction is managing and ___________ with the physical components of the computer.
- 41. Less data means _______ power to detect trends or relationships.
- 43. Computers are not _____, they can't guess or fill in gaps like people do.
- 46. Computer _________ exist so that humans can write precise instructions that machines can actually understand.