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Privacy Policy General

Legal document outlining how a company can collect and use your data

personally identifiable information General

any data that can be used to identify an individual, such as their name, address, or social security number

Information Literacy General

Information literacy is having the ability to find information, evaluate information credibility, and use information effectively.

Artificial Intelligence General

A computer system able to perform tasks that ordinarily require human intelligence

Deepfake General

a video or image of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information.

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.

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.

Non-Repudiation General

Ensures that one cannot deny having sent or received a message.

Vulnerability General

A flaw or weakness in a system or device.

Risk General

The potential for loss when an attack happens.

Threat JavaScript

A potential for a cybercriminal to exploit a vulnerability.

Authentication General

The process of identifying a user and granting them access. Authentication is proving that someone is who they say they are.

Authorization JavaScript

The process of enforcing policies and user privileges. Once a user is authenticated, they may only be authorized to access specific areas or may only have rights to perform specific tasks.

Accounting General

The process of measuring what is happening within the system. This is the final process of the AAA framework and ensures that there is a log of all actions within the network or system.

Malware General

Any type of software that is designed to intentionally harm or damage a computer or network.

Virus General

A type of malware that attaches itself onto a host program, such as a document. It can cause serious damage to files or an entire device.

Ransomware General

A software that prevents users from accessing their files or network until a ransom is paid.

Spyware General

Once downloaded onto a user’s computer, the software secretly gathers information about a person or organization and sends it to the attacker.

Phishing General

A cybercrime in which a person is contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone who is posing as a legitimate company.

Firewall General

A network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic.

Passphrase JavaScript

A type of authentication that is similar to a password but longer and is usually a sentence or a series of words

Two-Factor Authentication JavaScript

(2FA) A type of multifactor authentication that typically combines something the user knows (like a password) with something the user has (like a mobile phone)

Multifactor Authentication JavaScript

(MFA) An extra layer of authentication that requires two or more factors for authentication. Typically, these factors fall into three categories: something you know (password), something you have (such as a phone), or something you are (such as your fingerprint).

Biometric Authentication General

A form of authentication that uses an individual’s physical or behavioral characteristics to verify their identity

Password Manager General

Tools that store and manage passwords for various accounts, generating strong passwords and auto-filling login credentials.

Digital Footprint General

The information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity

Cyberbullying General

the use of electronic communication to bully a person

Copyright General

A law that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use, distribution, and sale

Ethics General

The moral principle that governs a person's behavior.

Law General

refers to an external mechanism of control

Hacktivist General

A specific group of hackers who are motivated by their ideological views.

Cyberterrorists General

Have political motivations with the intent to harm, typically resulting in violence.

Nation State Hackers General

Sponsored by and funded by a government with the goal of giving their country a competitive advantage on a global scale.

Data General

A collection of numbers or data points.

Information General

Created when a collection of data is organized or structured.

Knowledge General

Pulls meaning from information by analyzing the organized data and generating insights.

Data In Use General

This is when data is being accessed by a person or program.

Data in Transit General

This is when data is actively moving from one location to another.

Data at Rest General

This is when data is stored in a specific place that isn’t actively moving to other devices or networks.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) General

the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings

Human Intelligence General

The ability to perceive and interpret information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied in the correct context

Turing Test General

A test that determines how realistic, or humanlike a computer system really is. If a human is unable to tell if it is talking to a computer or a human, then the computer is said to have passed the Turing test.

Narrow AI General

AI that is built for a specific purpose and excels in its limited domain

General AI (AGI) General

a more human-like AI; versatile across various cognitive functions and tasks, having broader capabilities

Embedded System General

A combination of hardware and software designed for a specific function within a larger system.

Sensor General

A device that detects physical input from the environment and converts it into data.

Microcontroller General

A compact integrated circuit that processes input and controls output in an embedded system.

Actuator General

A device that performs actions based on processed data (e.g., turning on a pump).

interpreted language General

Translates and executes program code line by line into machine code.

compiled language General

Translates, or “compiles” the entire code into machine code and then runs the program, or sets aside to run later.

Programming Language General

A programming language is any set of rules that converts strings, or graphical program elements in the case of visual programming languages, to various kinds of machine code output.

machine code General

a computer programming language consisting of binary instructions

Dynamically Typed Language General

A language where variable types are determined at runtime, not in advance.

Statistically Typed Language General

A language where variable types are explicitly declared and checked at compile time.

Type Checking General

The process of verifying and enforcing the constraints of types in a programming language.

Runtime General

The period when a program is running, after it has been compiled or interpreted.

forward(a_number) Python

Command that lets you tell Tracy to move forward. In between the parentheses you need to put a number to tell Tracy how far to move forward.

left(angle) Python

turns Tracy left at a specified angle

right(angle) Python

turns Tracy right at a specified angle

speed (number 1-10) Python

determines how quickly Tracy will move through commands

Loop General

A loop is a way to repeat code in your program.

Loop

Indentation General

Indentation is the visual structure of how your code is laid out. It uses tabs to organize code into a hierarchy.

color("red") Python

Command to change Tracy’s color.

Function body Python

In Python functions, the function body is the indented block of code that comes after the `def my_function():` line. The function body is what will be executed when the function is called.

Comment Python

A message in your code that explains what is going on.

Break Down (Decompose) JavaScript

Breaking down (decomposing) your code is splitting it into more functions.

Break Down (Decompose)

Pseudocode General

Pseudocode is a brief explanation of code in plain English.

Pseudocode

Decomposition General

Decomposition is breaking your program into smaller parts.

Decomposition

Top Down Design JavaScript

Top down design is a method for breaking our program down into smaller parts.

Top Down Design

Variable General

A symbol or container that holds a value.

variable

Parameters Python

Pieces of information you can give to functions when you define them. When the function is called the arguments are the data you pass into the function's parameters. Parameter is the variable in the declaration of the function. Argument is the actual value of this variable that gets passed to the function.

If Statement General

An if statement lets you ask a question to the program and only run code if the answer is true.

If Statement

Elif Python

A control flow tool used as a second condition check after an if statement. It is a contraction of else if.

While Loop General

Lets us repeat code as long as something is true.

While Loop

If Else Statement General

Control structure that lets us run either one section of code or another depending on a test.

If Else Statement

backward(a_number) Python

Command that lets you tell Tracy to move backward. In between the parentheses you need to put a number to tell Tracy how far to move backward.

right(degrees) Python

Command that tells tracy to turn right and in between parentheses, how many degrees to turn right.

left(degrees) Python

Command that tells tracy to turn left and in between parentheses, how many degrees to turn left.

input() Python

A function that prints a prompt and retrieves text from the user.

Function General

A function is like a command that you get to invent and name. It allows us to break our program into smaller parts, making the program easier to understand.

Control Structure General

A control structure lets us change the flow of the code.

Control Structure loops if statements

game mechanics General

Rules, challenges, abilities, and parameters that dictate how a game functions or operates

user testing JavaScript

The process of having potential users test a program to see how well it works

Pseudocode General

A set of steps that uses the structural conventions of programming but is intended for human reading.

Define a Function JavaScript

Defining a function means to teach the computer a new command and explain what it should do when receiving that command.

Define a Function

Call a Function JavaScript

Calling a function actually gives the command, so the computer will run the code for that function.

Call a Function

Constant JavaScript

A variable in a program that has a value that does not change.

Constant

Canvas JavaScript

The screen in which our graphics programs are drawn.

Canvas

Coordinate system JavaScript

A coordinate system uses numbers as coordinates to place objects in a geometric space.

coordinate system

Radius JavaScript

The length between the center and edge of a circle

Conditional Statement General

A statement that evaluates to true or false.

If Statement General

An if statement lets you ask a question to the program and only run code if the answer is true.

For Loop JavaScript

A for loop lets us repeat code a **fixed number of times**.

For Loop

Pair Programming General

Pair programming is a collaborative programming practice where two programmers work together at one computer on the same piece of code.