Computer Science Unit 11 Terminology and Definitions

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What is the term for the measure of transmission capacity by bit rate?

What is the term for the number of bits conveyed or processed per unit of time, such as 8 bits/sec?

What is the term for the time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver?

What is the term for a set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices?

What organization develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols, particularly the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP)?

What is the term for a group of computers and servers that are connected to each other?

What principle states that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Providers?

What is the term for a number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet?

What are small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information?

What protocol provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of packets on the internet?

What is the Internet's system for converting URLs to IP addresses?

What protocol is used for transmitting web pages over the Internet?

What is HTTP with SSL (security) known as?

What is the Secure Socket Layer that secures access to a website by adding Certificate Authentication and Encryption?

What is an easy-to-remember address for calling a web page, like www.code.org?

What is a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters?

What is the generic term for a technique (or algorithm) that performs encryption?

What is the process called when you attempt to decode a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher?

What is the process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text?

What is the process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only 'authorized' parties can read it?

What is an encryption technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to a randomly chosen other letter of the alphabet?

What is the encryption technique where the same key is used to encode and decode?

What is the encryption scheme where the key to encrypt data is different from the key to decrypt?

In an asymmetric encryption scheme, what is the key called that is kept private and never shared?

What encryption method allows for secure messages to be sent without having to agree on or share a secret key?

What software keeps big lists of known viruses and scans your computer to get rid of them?

What is a Distributed Denial of Service Attack that floods a target with traffic to overwhelm the server?

What software runs on servers to only allow traffic through according to some set of security rules?

What is the method of computer access control where a user is granted access after presenting multiple pieces of evidence?

What is a scam where a thief tries to trick you into sending them sensitive information?

What is the practice of using a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user?

What is information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them?

What is a program that runs on a computer to do something the owner does not intend?

What is the worldwide gap giving advantage to those with access to technology?

What is the practice of obtaining information or input into a task by enlisting a large number of people via the Internet?

What is the US law intended to update copyright law for electronic commerce and content providers?

What are commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet known as?

What type of computer software has source code that is freely available to users?

What is the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by the general public called?

What is an alternate protocol to TCP that speeds up transmissions across the internet, used for time-sensitive applications?

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