Understanding Algorithms, Computing Models, and Cybersecurity Concepts

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What is a general description of a task that can or cannot be solved with an algorithm?

What is a finite set of instructions that accomplish a specific task?

What term describes the process of putting steps in a specific order?

What is the process of deciding which steps to do next in an algorithm?

What is the term for doing some steps over and over in an algorithm?

What describes algorithms with polynomial efficiency or lower, running in a reasonable amount of time?

What describes algorithms with exponential or factorial efficiencies, running in an unreasonable amount of time?

What provides a 'good enough' solution to a problem when an actual solution is impractical or impossible?

What type of problem has a yes/no answer, such as 'Is there a path from A to B?'

What type of problem involves finding the 'best' solution among many, such as the shortest path from A to B?

What is a problem for which no algorithm can be constructed that always provides a correct yes-or-no answer?

What is a model in which programs run in order, one command at a time?

What is a model in which programs are broken into small pieces, some of which run simultaneously?

What is a model in which programs are run by multiple devices?

What is the term for the time used to complete a task sequentially divided by the time to complete it in parallel?

What is a measure of how many steps are needed to complete an algorithm?

What search algorithm checks each element of a list in order until the desired value is found?

What search algorithm starts at the middle of a sorted set and removes half of the data repeatedly?

What includes a program as an integral part of its function, such as a self-driving car or e-commerce?

What is information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them?

What is a technique to gain personal information for identity theft, usually via fraudulent email?

What is the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a user to gain access to passwords?

What is software intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems?

What is a wireless access point that gives unauthorized access to secure networks?

What is the process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only authorized parties can read them?

What is the process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text?

What uses the same key for performing both encryption and decryption?

What uses two keys: a public key for everyone and a private key for only the recipient?

What system requires at least two steps to unlock protected information, adding layers of security?

What protects a computing system against infection?

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