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To make something happen automatically (without help from people)
What does to automate mean?
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A person who is skilled at modifying problems for digital solutions
What is a computer scientist?
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It reduces a file's size with no loss of quality.
What is lossless compression? http://techterms.com/definition/lossless
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A collection of pictures or images that can be imported into a document or another program. The images may be either raster graphics or vector graphics.
What is clip art?
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It is the language used to create webpages.
What is HTML? Stands for "Hypertext Markup Language." HTML is the language used to create webpages. "Hypertext" refers to the hyperlinks that an HTML page may contain. "Markup language" refers to the way tags are used to define the page layout and elements within the page.
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—The art of blending human ideas and digital tools to increase problem solving power
What is Computer Science?
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Software that is created for free use by everyone
What is open source?
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An image file format commonly used for images on the web and sprites in software programs.
What is a GIF?
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A high-level programming language designed to be easy to read and simple to implement. It is open source, which means it is free to use, even for commercial applications.
What is Python?
200
A high-level programming language that was developed in the mid-1970s. It was originally used for writing Unix programs, but is now used to write applications for nearly every available platform.
What is C++?
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— Information, including: facts, samples, names and numbers
What is data?
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Writing instructions for a digital tool
What is programming?
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a file that includes multiple images or "frames." These frames are played back in sequence when the file is opened or displayed in a web browser. The result is an animated clip or a short movie.
What is an animated gif?
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These are the most common type of images you see on your computer screen. They are made up of grid of pixels, commonly referred to as a bitmap.
What is a raster graphic?
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A high-level programming language designed to be easy to read and simple to implement. It is open source, which means it is free to use, even for commercial applications.
What is Java?
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The world we live in.
What is environment?
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Pretending to be (a stand-in for) the real thing
What is simulation?
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It defines the structure and type of data stored in a file.
What is a file format? http://techterms.com/definition/file_format
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These graphics are not made up of a grid of pixels like JPEGS, GIGS, and BMP images. Instead, they are comprised of paths, which are defined by a start and end point, along with other points, curves, and angles along the way.
What is a vector graphic?
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This code is used to format the layout of Web pages. They can be used to define text styles, table sizes, and other aspects of Web pages that previously could only be defined in a page's HTML.
What is CSS?
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The way something allows you to connect with it
What is interface?
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one of two digits (0 or 1) in a _____system of notation.
What is binary?
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A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task. This can be a simple process, such as multiplying two numbers, or a complex operation, such as playing a compressed video file. Search engines use proprietary algorithms to display the most relevant results from their search index for specific queries.
What is an algorithm?
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Short for "Picture Element." These small little dots are what make up the images on computer displays, whether they are flat-screen (LCD) or tube (CRT) monitors.
What is a pixel?
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The the smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data. It contains a single binary value of 0 or 1.
What is a bit?