AP CSP Unit 4 Quiz Vocab

simulate

a representation that uses varying sets of values to reflect the changing state of a phenomenon

emergent phenomena

the tendency of systems to develop new behaviors as they interact with each other or with outside influences

bias

the omission of real-world elements in simulations, which can create an inclination toward a certain outcome

malware

software that is intended to do harm or damage

computer virus

a malicious program that can copy itself and gain access to a computer in an unauthorized way

machine learning

the process in which a computer improves its own performance by continuously adding data to add to existing statistical models

artificial intelligence

intelligent behavior demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence of humans

array

an ordered collection of elements of the same type

mean normalization

optimizing the usefulness of a data set by adjusting the values using the average of the data

outlier

a data point that is significantly larger or smaller than any other point in the data

linear regression

the process of finding a straight line that best approximates a set of points on a graph