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Iterative Development Process:

• Building something in small chunks, improving it over time.

Incremental Development Process:

Adding new features gradually instead of all at once.

Waterfall Development Model:

• A linear approach to software development where each phase must be completed before the next one begins.

Abstraction

Simplifying complex ideas into easier-to-understand concepts.

Data Compression:

• Making data smaller to save space or transmit it faster.

Loops

• Repeating a set of instructions until a specific condition is met.

Strings

• A sequence of characters, like words or sentences.

Substrings

• Parts of a string, smaller sequences of characters within a string.

String Concatenation:

• String Concatenation: Joining multiple strings together to create a new one.

Expression:

• A combination of variables, operators, and values that produces a result.

Selection

• Making choices in programming based on conditions.

MOD

• Finding the remainder when one number is divided by another.

Nested Conditional Statements:

• Putting conditional statements inside other conditional statements.

Parameters

• Values that are passed into a function or subroutine.

An Element

• A single item in a set, list, or array.

Sequential Computing:

• Doing one task at a time, in order.

Parallel Computing:

Doing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Distributed Computing:

• Sharing tasks across multiple computers connected by a network.

Sequential Solution:

• Solving a problem one step at a time, in order.

Parallel Computing Solution:

• Solving a problem by breaking it into parts and solving each part simultaneously.

Fault Tolerant

• Capable of continuing operation even if part of the system fails.

Internet

• A global network connecting millions of computers.

Computer Network:

• Computers connected together to share resources and information.

Digital Divide

• The gap between those who have access to technology and those who don't.

Intellectual Property:

• Creations of the mind, like inventions or artistic works.

Copyright

• Legal protection for original works of authorship.

Metadata

• Data about data, describing attributes of a piece of information.

Data Mining:

• Extracting patterns and knowledge from large datasets.

Hexadecimal

• : A base-16 number system commonly used in computing.

Copyright:

• Legal protection for original works of authorship.

Creative Commons:

• Licensing system allowing creators to share their work with specific permissions.

Malware

• Software designed to harm or exploit computers or networks.

Encryption

• Encoding information to make it secure.

Symmetric Key Encryption:

• Using the same key to encrypt and decrypt data.

Public Key Encryption:

• Using different keys for encryption and decryption.