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API
The Application Programming Interface for a program or web service defines how other programs can communicate with it and use it.
artificial intelligence
A branch of computer science that works on creating machines and programs that exhibit human-like intelligence.
back propagation
A algorithm that repeatedly adjusts the connections (weights) between the nodes in the neural network
centralized
when the resources and workload are coordinated and managed by a centralized computer (server)
copyright
a legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution
creative commons
a set of licenses that allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators
CSV
A simple text format for data files is to put each row on a separate line with the column separated by commas.
decentralized
when the allocation of resources and workload are distributed to individual devices on a network
deep learning
A type of very successful machine learning algorithm using neural networks with many layers to learn data representations on its own from massive amounts of data.
DMCA
US copyright law that criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works
DRM
various access control technologies that are used to restrict usage of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works
fair use
limited use of copyrighted material without having to first get permission from the copyright holder
GeoJSON
a standard data file format to represent geographical data.
JSON
a standard data file format used widely on the web where data objects are represented using lists and attribute-value pairs.
machine learning
Algorithms that learn intelligent behavior from lots of training data.
neural network
A computer system modeled on simple neurons in the human brain.
open access
unrestricted access and unrestricted reuse
peer-to-peer
a distributed architecture or network that divides tasks between peers, each of which participate in the application
Big Data
large enough data sets that are too large to fit in a normal computer
data science
refers to manipulating large data sets to gain information from them
correlation
a statistical measure that indicates that two or more variables fluctuate together
Spreadsheet
document where the data is arranged in rows and columns; used to filter and clean digital data
Metadata
data about data; allows data to be structured and organized for finding, organizing, and managing information
cleaning data
a process that makes the data uniform without changing its meaning
Synchronous data
when the data is accessed immediately
Asynchronous data
storing and retrieving data won’t happen immediately
CloudDB
web-based database service; shared among users on multiple devices running the same app since it stores data online in the cloud
Overflow
when there are too many bits being stored
Floating-point representation
a number is multiplied by a base thats raised by an exponent
Round off error
difference between exact precise answer and result given by algorithm using exact arithmetic
