Numbers & Bits
Encoding
Networks
Internet
100
Often measured in bits per second, this is the measurement of speed for communication
What is bit rate?
100
This standard method for converting numbers into text characters was first published in the 1960s
What is ASCII?
100
This kind of cable uses light to transmit data
What is fiber optic cable?
100
This protocol allows computers to address other computers
What is the Internet Protocol (IP)?
200
The number system using only zeroes and ones
What is binary?
200
Web pages are usually encoding in this markup language which allows for links between documents
What is HTML?
200
This communications standard for computers uses radio waves to transmit data
What is Wi-Fi?
200
This protocol ensures that packets all arrive in the correct order
What is the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)?
300
The number of bits in one byte
What is eight?
300
When no information is lost in reducing a file's size, it must use this technique
What is lossless compression?
300
When computers communicate on a network, information is often divided into these smaller pieces
What are packets?
300
This system converts the first part of URLs to numeric addresses
What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?
400
The number of bytes in one kilobyte
What is 1024?
400
Most computers use these three colors to store and display all colors
What are red, green, and blue?
400
This famous algorithm, named for its Dutch inventor, finds the shortest paths between nodes on a graph
What is Dijkstra's algorithm?
400
Web browsers send these requests, such as GET and POST, to servers to load webpages
What are HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests?
500
The base-16 number system using digits 0-F
What is hexadecimal?
500
In an image using 24 bits per pixel, this represents the color white
What is FF FF FF?
500
This man, credited as inventing the internet, was in several videos we watched in class
Who is Vint Cerf?
500
This term refers to using complex parts without worrying about how they work on the inside
What is abstraction?
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