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The term bug, to programmers is a machine code error that affects the way a computer code runs. It either prevents it from running or makes the code peform the … Read More

Term: Data Integrity 

4ᵗʰ Grader: Something that does not change even if you make many copies of it. For example, if you make a photocopy of a photo, that should … Read More

4th Grader: Decrypting is like taking a secret message that’s all jumbled and then making it into a message that you could read.

Older non tech adult: Decrypting can be … Read More

4th grade student: Firewall is a software or device that doesn’t allow anyone who shouldn’t be there. 

Older non-tech adult: Firewall is a software or hardware that prevents unauthorized access … Read More

4t^h grade student: A script is a specialized computer program used to define and control the sequence of events during an experiment of creating a program like games that … Read More

Adult non-tech: Network is the way that allow devices to communicate and share data with each other. All devices have to be conected to the same router, so they can … Read More

4th Grade Definition: Encoding is taking things like numbers or letters and changing it into another form of data.

Older Adult Definition: Encoding is the process of taking something like … Read More

Term: E-Commerce

4th grade student- E-Commerce consists of buying or selling of products via electronic means such as the internet or other electronic services. E-Commerce increases profits, it can increase … Read More

4th Grader: A hard drive allows the computer to store data.
Older Non Tech Adult: A hard drive uses read-write mechanisms to allow the computer to store data.
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