Binary Numbers
Overflow and Rounding
Images
Compression
Intellectual Property
100

8 bits.

What is a byte?

100

A type of error that occurs when a computer cannot precisely represent a fractional component to a number.

What is an a Round-off Error?

100

The author, date created and file size are examples of this on a file document.

What is metadata.

100
A reversible process of compressing data where no info is lost is called this.

What is lossless compression?

100
You are a social media content creator and want to freely distribute your content on the internet.  What copyright law allows you to do this?

What is Creative Commons. 

200

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What is 27 in binary?

200

This type of error may result when a calculator performs the equation of 2 divided by 3. 

What is a roundoff error. 

200

Creating a digital version of analog data by measuring it at regular intervals is called this.

What is "sampling"?

200
A type of compression where "useless" information is truncated in order to reduce data size and is unrecoverable. 

What is lossy compression?

200

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a piece of writing or a design to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.  

What is Intellectual Property?

300

The total number that can be represented with an 8-bit binary (base-2) system.

What is 256. 

300

When calculating the distance between planets in miles, a number with a large exponent is expected.  However, the program is unable to compute and gives an error.  What type of error is this?

What is an overflow error? 

300

The text message you receive on your smartphone is an example of this type of data.

What is digital data. 

300

This type of compression is best when you need to have the file as small as possible.

What is lossy compression?

300

Information that is freely available online with few or no copyright or license restrictions is called this.

What is "Open Access".

400

What is the decimal number 20 in binary?

What is 10100.

400

An engineer is calculating the area of a circular shape and uses the value of pi (3.141592.....). She finds that the value is very close to the expected value, but slightly imprecise.  This is caused by what type of error?

What is a roundoff error.   

400

The main colors that are combined to make the broad array of colors that appear on any device with a screen.

What is Red, Green, Blue?

400

A compression technique best suited for storing music files on a smartphone in order to maximize the number of songs that can be stored. 

What is lossy compression.

400

Programs that are made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.

What is open source?

500

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What is 58?

500

A computer uses 4 bits to represent decimal numbers in binary.  What is the smallest number for which an overflow error occurs?

What is 16. 
500

000 000 000 is a binary code that represents this color.

What is the color black.?

500

What is an important factor in deciding between lossless and lossy compression?

What is the accuracy or quality of the file?

500

True or False:  When using open source, you are still required to cite where you found the resource.  

What is True?

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