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HTML HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

HTML

HTML Tag HTML

Tags are the building blocks of an HTML document

Tag

<ul> Tag HTML

Defines an unordered list in HTML.

<li> Tag HTML

defines a list item inside an HMTL list.

<ol> Tag HTML

The <ol> tag defines an ordered list. An ordered list can be numerical or alphabetical.

CSS CSS

Cascading Style Sheets. The language for designing web pages and adding style.

Web page General

A document that can be viewed by a web browser, usually written in HTML

Aesthetic Design General

The look and feel of a website.

Multimedia General

The combination of different forms of media. On a website, this could include adding pictures, videos, sounds, or even games to make the website more fun and interesting.

Contrast General

Helps the reader differentiate more important information from less important information.

Alignment General

Unifies and organizes the content.

Repetition General

Helps the reader recognize similar items.

Proximity General

Helps the reader associate related items with each other.

Site Navigation General

How you get from one page to the other.

Sitemap General

A list or chart showing the navigation of all pages on a website.

Wireframe General

A visual design technique used to create a simplified, blueprint-like representation of a web page or application.

Internet General

A philosophy of making information and knowledge open and accessible to all people. A network of networks built on open, agreed upon protocols.

Protocol General

A widely agreed upon set of rules that standardize communication between machines.

Network General

A group of two or more computer systems linked together.

Phishing General

The usage of deceptive emails and websites to maliciously gather personal information

Ransomware General

Ransomware is a type cyber attack that threatens to publish the victim's data or block access to it unless a ransom is paid.

Internet of Things General

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect and exchange data.

Cybersecurity General

Protection of computer systems, networks, and data from digital attacks.

CIA Triad General

The CIA Triad is a widely-accepted security measure that should be guaranteed in every secure system. It stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Confidentiality General

The protection of information from people who are not authorized to view it.

Integrity General

Aims at ensuring that information is protected from unauthorized or unintentional alteration.

Availability General

The assurance that systems and data are accessible by authorized users when and where needed.

Cryptography General

Scrambling digital information into an unreadable form. Only those with verified authority (password, key, etc) can unscramble it to read it.

Caesar Cipher General

An encryption method in which each letter of the message is shifted by a certain amount, called the key

Decryption General

The conversion of encrypted data into its original form.

Encryption General

the process of converting information or data, usually to prevent unauthorized access

Citizen Science General

Science that harnesses the power of many individuals to solve hard, complex problems.

Data General

Information (numbers, words, measurements, observations, etc) that is in a computer-readable form.

Number System General

Defines how we represent numbers. Which digits we can use, and what each position (place ) in a number means.

Decimal Number System General

The number system we use in out everyday lives. It has 10 digits, 0-9.

Binary Number System General

Number system that has 2 digits, 0 and 1. This is how computers represent numbers at the base level.

Hexadecimal Number System General

Number system that has 16 digits 1 - 9 and A - F.

Number System General

A number system defines how we represent numbers. It defines which digits we can use, and what value each position (place value) in a number has.

Binary General

The binary number system is the Base 2 Number System. It is a number system that only uses 2 digits (0 and 1).

Bit General

Bit means "binary digit". A bit is a single digit in a binary number. A bit can either be 0 or 1.

ASCII General

ASCII is the standard protocol for encoding text information as bits. The ASCII table assigns a unique binary number to every text character.

RGB Encoding General

The RGB encoding scheme allows us to encode colors such as numeric data. It defines the amount of Red, Green, and Blue light in a pixel.

Pixel Image General

An image can be represented as a grid of values. Each value encodes the color at that position in the image.

Number System General

Defines how we represent numbers. Which digits we can use, and what each position (place ) in a number means.

Hexadecimal Number System General

Number system that has 16 digits 1 - 9 and A - F.

Pixel General

Images are made up of pixels, which are essentially a grid of values. Each value, or pixel, encodes the color at that position in the image.

RGB Color Encoding General

The RGB encoding scheme allows us to encode colors as numeric data. It defines the amount of Red, Green, and Blue light in a pixel. Each color channel can have a value between 0 and 255.