Computer Science

A chatbot is a software or computer program that simulates the human conversation or "chatter" through text or voice interactions.

A telepresence robot is a remote-controlled, wheeled device that has wireless internet connectivity.

Ambient intelligence (AmI) is the element of a pervasive computing environment that enables it to interact with and respond appropriately to the humans in that environment.

A resistor is an electrical component that limits or regulates the flow of electrical current in an electronic circuit.

An ampere is a unit of measure of the rate of electron flow or current in an electrical conductor.

Impedance, denoted Z, is an expression of the opposition that an electronic component, circuit, or system offers to alternating and/or direct electric current.

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A motor vehicle record (MVR) is the documentation of a person’s driving history. The information in an MVR includes personally identifiable information (PII) as well as information about the driver's traffic citations, vehicular crimes, accidents, driving under the influence (DUI) convictions and the number of points on the individual’s driver’s license.

United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a federal cabinet agency that is tasked with overseeing the energy economy, energy policies and energy security of the U.S. The agency creates policies for nuclear power, fossil fuel and alternative energy sources.

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a set of specifications from Microsoft for consolidating the management of devices and applications in a network from Windows computing systems.

A cloud audit is a periodic examination an organization does to assess and document its cloud vendor's performance.

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the private, non-government, nonprofit corporation with responsibility for IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management and root server system management functions.

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An integer (pronounced IN-tuh-jer) is a whole number (not a fractional number) that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Cryptology is the mathematics, such as number theory and the application of formulas and algorithms, that underpin cryptography and cryptanalysis.

This table contains mathematical symbols and links to definitions of what they represent and how they are used.

A semiconductor is a substance that has specific electrical properties that enable it to serve as a foundation for computers and other electronic devices.

A neural net processor is a CPU that takes the modeled workings of how a human brain operates onto a single chip.

A neurosynaptic chip, also known as a cognitive chip, is a computer processor that functions more like a biological brain than a typical CPU does.

Superposition is the ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time until it is measured.

Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots.

In technology, the singularity describes a hypothetical future where technology growth is out of control and irreversible.

A chatty protocol is an application or routing protocol requiring a client or server to wait for an acknowledgment before transmitting data again.

OLTP (online transaction processing) is a class of software programs capable of supporting transaction-oriented applications.

Downloading is the transmission of a file or data from one computer to another over a network, usually from a larger server to a user device.

A chatbot is a software or computer program that simulates the human conversation or "chatter" through text or voice interactions.

A telepresence robot is a remote-controlled, wheeled device that has wireless internet connectivity.

The robot economy is a scenario in which most of the labor required to sustain human life is automated.

Search engine marketing (SEM) is an approach to advertising that helps companies' content rank higher in search engine queries.

Often referred to as data that describes other data, metadata is structured reference data that helps to sort and identify attributes of the information it describes.

Google Analytics is a free web analytics service that provides statistics and analytical tools for search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing purposes.

A cinemagraph is an image that combines still photography with active video to create a picture that contains a small moving element while the rest is frozen.

Videogrammetry is the extraction of an object’s measurements from a video; measurements may be gathered from multiple angles or multiple videos.

A digital evidence presentation system (DEPS) is a system with an overhead camera and a liquid crystal display (LCD) used in courts to present and record evidence digitally.