AP CSP - Exam Review "Data"

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol. Prioritizes accuracy by labeling packages and ordering them and rejecting the transmission if all of them aren’t sent.

UDP

User Data Protocol. Prioritizes speed by ignoring missing packages.

Computing Device

Machines used to compute or store data.

Computing Network

Interconnected computing devices that can exchange data.

Computing System

Group of computing devices for a common purpose.

Bandwidth

The capacity in which data transmits (bits per seconds).

Path

The route in which data transmits.

IP

Internet Protocol. A set of public rules that all devices follow to allow standardized communication.

IP Address

An address that uniquely identifies each computing device.

Router

A computing device that routes packages on a network, routing them from the sender to the receiver.

Redundancy

Path/Measures taken to ensure that if a component fails, users will still be able to access it.

Package

One segment of a larger file, message, or transmission. Used to send smaller amounts of data instead of a huge chunk.

Data Stream

the process of transmitting a continuous flow of data.

DNS

Domain Naming System. System for computers and servers to associate and find information, which are associated with Domains.

“Phonebook” of the internet.

Server

Computer optimized for services.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Protocol for sending GET requests to send hypertext markup language to a computing device, which uses html to load the website.

WWW

World Wide Web. Collection of files and websites formatted in HTML. It is a part of the internet.

Internet.

A global system of computer networks connected via physical means and IPs.

TLS and SSL

Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer. They are IPs for securing connection between computers on the internet.