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Iteration - repeating a set of instructions until a condition is met.

Digital divide - the gap between people who have access to technology and the internet and those who do not.

Crowdsourcing - using many people online to help create, solve, or collect something.

Computing bias - unfair results in a computer system caused by biased data or algorithms.

Socioeconomic - related to income, education, and social class.

Geographic - related to location or where people live.

Demographic - related to characteristics of groups, such as age, race, gender, or language.

Creative Commons - a type of license that lets creators share work with certain permissions.

Open source - code that anyone can view, use, and change.

Open access - information or research that anyone can view for free.

PII (Personally Identifiable Information) - personal information that can identify a specific person.

Multifactor authentication - using more than one method to prove someone’s identity.

Encryption - converting data into a secret form to keep it safe.

Decryption - turning encrypted data back into readable form.

Symmetric key encryption - encryption that uses the same key to lock and unlock data.

Public key encryption - encryption that uses a public key to encrypt and a private key to decrypt.

Curation - selecting, organizing, and sharing digital content.

Digital certificate - an electronic file that verifies the identity of a user, website, or organization.

Phishing - a fake message or website used to trick people into giving personal information.

Keylogging - recording everything a person types on a keyboard.

Rogue access point - an unauthorized wireless access point that can let attackers into a network.