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| == A ==
| | {{MovedToMoodle|See CS-001 Computer Science Reference: Glossary}} |
| {{GlossaryItem|API|API|an Application Programming Interface (API) connects computers or software to each other; a common example is logging-in to a third-party site via Google.}} | | {{MerlinNoteFromEditor|Please provide a link. I can't find the CS-001 reference or Glossary.}} |
| {{GlossaryItem|ASCII|ASCII|American Standard Code for Information Interchange; ASCII codes represent characters and text in computers and other electronic communication devices}}
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| == B ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|Base|Base|aka Number Base is the number of unique digits, including zero, used to represent numbers in a positional number system}}
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| {{GlossaryItem|Binary System|Binary System|is a number system that uses two digits (0 and 1) to represent a number); this is the system that computers use to store data.}} | |
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| == C ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|CSS|CSS|Cascading Style Sheets is a programming language that is commonly used with HTML and provides styling for a web page}}
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| == D ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|Directory|Directory|a logical grouping of related files (and potentially other directories)}}
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| == E ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|emacs|emacs|a powerful text editor and environment available on various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS}}
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| == F ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|File|File|either a destination or source for a stream of data, most often persisted on a storage device}}
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| == G ==
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| == H ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|Hexadecimal System|Hexadecimal System|is a number system that uses 16 digits to represent a number. The digits are 0-10 and then A-F, where A = 11, B = 12,...F = 15.}}
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| {{GlossaryItem|HTML|HTML|HyperText Markup Language, is one of the essential building blocks for web pages. It defines the general structure of a web page, as well as its content. Every single website on the internet uses HTML in one form or another.}}
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| == I ==
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| == J ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|JavaScript|JavaScript|a high-level programming language, which can be used to fetch data via an API, modify HTML and CSS, and is the core of modern web pages}}
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| == K ==
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| == L ==
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| == M ==
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| == N ==
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| == O ==
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| == P ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|PHP|PHP|the most commonly used server-side language}}
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| {{GlossaryItem|Process|Process|a program that is being executed by the operating system}}
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| {{GlossaryItem|Positional Notation|Positional Notation|a method of encoding numbers that uses the same symbol for different orders of magnitude depending on its position; the value of a position is dependent on the location within the number}}
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| {{GlossaryItem|Python|Python|a free, high-level open source programming language that can be used in both front-end and back-end development}}
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| == Q ==
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| == R ==
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| == S ==
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| {{GlossaryItem|Shell|Shell|a user interface that provides access to an operating system's services}}
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| {{GlossaryItem|Syntactic_Sugar|Syntactic Sugar|syntax within a language which isn't strictly required but, in some manner, generally through increased clarity or readability, makes the syntax easier to understand for humans}}
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| == T ==
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| == U ==
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| == V ==
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| == W ==
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| == X ==
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| == Y ==
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| == Z ==
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