Computer Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.

Automated machine learning is the process of applying machine learning models to real-world problems using automation.

Deep fake (also spelled deepfake) is a type of artificial intelligence used to create convincing images, audio and video hoaxes.

Identity management (ID management) is the organizational process for ensuring that individuals have the appropriate access to technology resources.

Business impact analysis (BIA) is a systematic process to determine and evaluate the potential effects of an interruption to critical business operations as a result of a disaster, accident or emergency.

Client-server is a relationship in which one program (the client) requests a service or resource from another program (the server).

Teleoperation, also called telerobotics, is the technical term for the remote control of a robot.

Wavelength is the distance between identical points (adjacent crests) in the adjacent cycles of a waveform signal propagated in space or along a wire.

Android OS is a Linux-based mobile operating system that primarily runs on smartphones and tablets.

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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.

The ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is a framework designed to standardize the selection, planning, delivery, maintenance, and overall lifecycle of IT services within a business.

The IEEE 802 standard is a collection of networking standards that cover the physical and data-link layer specifications for technologies such as Ethernet and wireless.

Systems thinking is a holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems.

Grid computing (or the use of a computational grid) is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time

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Inductive reasoning is a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.

Deductive reasoning is a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the accordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets in order to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain.

BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on.

Cache memory, also called CPU memory, is high-speed static random access memory (SRAM) that a computer microprocessor can access more quickly than it can access regular random access memory (RAM).

A processor register is one of a small set of data holding places that are part of a processor, or CPU, in a computer.

Quantum theory is the theoretical basis of modern physics that explains the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level.

A spray-on antenna is a conductive material that can be sprayed onto nearly any surface to create a thin, lightweight and flexible antenna.

A quantum microphone is an extremely device that detects the smallest particles of sound, such as packets of vibrational energy called phonons.

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HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the set of rules for transferring files, such as text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files, on the World Wide Web.

Remote desktop protocol (RDP) is a secure network communications protocol from Microsoft.

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is the protocol underlying the global routing system of the internet.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.

Universal basic income (UBI) is a model for providing all citizens of a country or other geographic area with a given sum of money, regardless of their income, resources or employment status.

Unsupervised learning refers to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify patterns in data sets containing data points that are neither classified nor labeled.

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.