AP CSP Big Idea 5 Impact of Computing

Cloud Computing

Servers that store data (huge database)

• Backup and saves space

• Offers ways ppl can communicate

• collaborations are quick and easy

Crowdsourcing

Using the public for feedback

• Finding employment

• Wikipedia (website that allows public to edit/add input)

Open-Source Software

Software that is freely shared, updated, and supported by anyone who wants to do so

• community builds it

• accessible to everyone

Open Access

Large sets of public data shared by gov

• anyone can search for anything

• solve problems

• easy to copy or reuse

• cannot be changed or edited by the community

Asymmetric encryption

One key for encryption and another for decryption

Symmetric encryption

Single key used to encrypt and decrypt

Keylogging

Malware that captures keystrokes and stores them in a file that is later transmitted to whoever planted the software

Rouge Access Point

Wireless access point that give unauthorized access to secure networks

Machine Learning Programs

AI imitates the way humans learn

• learn patterns

• improves accuracy

Computer virus

Spread by attaching itself to a valid file

• Replicate and spreads

Data mining

Analyzes large datasets to search for patterns that can lead to new insights for the organization