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Computer Science
11th Grade
08/30/2017

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great books
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Bit
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A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.
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Bit Rate
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(sometimes written bitrate) the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. e.g. 8 bits/sec.
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Protocol 
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A set of rules and standards governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.
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Bandwitch
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Transmission capacity measure by bit rate
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ASCII
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ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII is the universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.
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code  (v)

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to write code, or to write instructions for a computer.

 

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Request for Comments (RFC)

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A formal document from the Internet Engineering Task Force ( IETF ) that is the result of committee drafting and subsequent review by interested parties. Some RFCs are informational in nature, documents are how standards and protocols are defined and published for all to see on the IETF website.

 

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Substance
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A type of matter with a fixed composition
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Elements
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If all the atoms in a substance has the same identity it becomes {blank}.
 
 
 
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bibliophile
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someone who loves and usually collects books
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tome
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a large and scholarly book
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author
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a person who writes professionally
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devour
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enjoy avidly
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volume
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a collection of written or printed sheets bound together
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inspiration
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arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
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book
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an object consisting of a number of pages bound together
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amanuensis
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someone skilled in the transcription of speech
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prologue
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an introduction to a play
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epilogue
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a short passage added at the end of a literary work

 

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enchant
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cast a spell over someone or something
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infusion
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the act of introducing a modifying element or quality
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masquerade
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making a false outward show
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ingenious
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showing inventiveness and skill
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lurid
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glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
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expeditious
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marked by speed and efficiency
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seismic
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subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
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ubiquity
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the state of being everywhere at once
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proxy
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document by shareholders authorizing a vote on their behalf
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verge
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come close to
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overhaul
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the act of improving by renewing and restoring
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abate
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become less in amount or intensity
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chicanery
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the use of tricks to deceive someone
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disseminate
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cause to become widely known
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gainsay
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take exception to
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latent
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potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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aberrant
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markedly different from an accepted norm
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coagulate
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change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
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dissolution
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separation into component parts
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garrulous
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full of trivial conversation
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satellite
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man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
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satellite
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man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
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calculate
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orbit
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artificial
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trajectory
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plane
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assert
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disclose
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propaganda
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intensive
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tremendous
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practicable
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ballistic
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cosmic
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inestimable
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perfect
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establish
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justice
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tranquility
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promote
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welfare
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secure
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liberty
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posterity
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ordain
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constitution
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comfort
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comfortable
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discomfort
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effort
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effortless
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enforce
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enforcement
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force
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forceful
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fort
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forte
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forte
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fortify
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fortitude
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fortress
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