7th Gr Data Unit Vocab

Information that has been collected to help us answer a question or solve a problem

• Data

• Decode

• Encrypt

• Pixel

To change how information is represented so that it can be read by a computer

• Encode

• Decode

• Input

• Algorithm

To change how information is represented so that it can be read by a person

• Byte

• Decode

• Encode

• Binary

A way of representing information using only two options

• Bit

• Output

• Encrypt

• Binary

A popular system for representing text in binary

• Pixel

• SCIAA

• Algorithm

• ASCII

A single piece of binary information

• Pixel

• Bit

• ASCII

• Algorithm

Short for “picture element” - the fundamental unit of a digital image, typically a tiny square or dot that contains a single point of color of a larger image

• Byte

• Bit

• Pixel

• Output

To change information so that its meaning is hidden

• Encrypt

• Decrypt

• Pixel

• Byte

To change information so that its hidden meaning is shown

• Encrypt

• Decrypt

• Input

• Output

A set of 8 bits

• Binary

• Data

• Algorithm

• Byte