Explore examples of patterns that we can find in the data around us.

Explore examples of patterns that we can find in the data around us with these practices problems.

Find out what it means for a piece of infrastructure to be smart?

Learn about when a program selects one of many paths, it can use nested or chained conditionals.

Learn how to make shorter and more expressive code by combining simple Boolean expressions using logical operators (and, or, not) to create compound Boolean expressions.

Learn how to express an algorithm many ways, including natural language, flow charts, pseudocode, and of course, actual programming languages.

Learn how social media impacts our use of technology.

Find out how to store data sets in the analysis of data.

When we're making a program, we often want to store sequences of letters. In programming lingo, we call each letter a character and we call the sequence a string.

Learn about rogue access points to understand wireless internet access.

The concept of sensor data as related to a sensor network is examined and its applications.

Computing data statistics by examining data patterns.

Zettabytes and big data is examined.

Space and time are examined when storing big data.

Sources of big data and the issues of storage are examined.

Copyright laws as established by the Berne Convention, Fair Use, Digital Rights Management, and The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 are discussed.

After creative work has been copyrighted, licensing under Creative Commons, Open Source, or Public Domain allows digital information to be widely shared while not being compromised and maintaining attribution.

Explanation of HTML (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and how it works.

Part of the Internet of Things, types of sensors are examined including acoustic, visual, weather, GPS, and others.

The article examines Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and how it protects the privacy of their user and prevents tampering of the website.

The advantages and security risks of "Smart" uses of technology in buildings, transportation, and grids are discussed.

The Domain Name System (DNS) and its relationship to IP addresses is explained and illustrated. The article also discusses the anatomy of a domain name and issues of DNS spoofing.

Symmetric encryption techniques are explained including the Vigenere Cipher and AES-128.

Julius Caesar encrypted messages two thousand years ago. By knowing the techniques of deciphering a code--frequency analysis, known text, and brute force--one can begin to understand the three key aspects of data encryption, decryption,...