A Simpli ed Computer Science Glossary
A Simplified Computer Science GlossaryDr. Robert B. HeckendornComputer Science Department, University of IdahoFebruary 15, 2022Here is a very simple Glossary of Computer Science terms. It covers hardware, software, and related ideas. In somecases a narrow definition is given for simplicity sake. This makes a good Glossary for an introduction to computerscience. You should also check out the number systems - This is 2 to the 8th power. It is the number of different numbers that you can store in a byte (8 bits), usuallyranging from 0 to 255. An 8 bit number can be represented by two hexadecimal digits or three octal digits.(see ASCII)AI - Artificial - Pronounced ass-key.
ASCII - Pronounced ass-key. Stands for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is a 7bit code for characters. For example: the letter ’x’ is represented as 1111000. Because it is only 7 bits long, an ASCII character can be stored in a byte.
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