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Glossary - K's

K
The symbol represents 1,024 (or 210).  For example, 48K bytes of memory is the same as
48(1,024) or 49,152 bytes.  It is sometimes used as an approximation for 1,000.

Keno
A lottery game that consists of a player trying to guess in advance which numbers will be selected from a pot containing n numbers.  A certain number, say M, where M< n, of selections is randomly made from the pot of n numbers.  The player then gets paid according to how many of the m numbers were selecteD.

Keyboard Typewriter-like device that allows the user to input data and commands into a computer.

Kilo- A prefix that means 1,000.

Kilogram 1,000 grams.

Kiloliter 1,000 liters.

Kilometer 1,000 meters.

Kruskal's Algorithm To construct a minimum spanning tree from a weighted graph:

  1. Select any edge with minimum weight.
  2. Select the next edge with minimum weight among those not yet selected.
  3. Continue to choose edges of minimum weight from those not yet selected, but make sure not to select any edge that forms a circuit.
  4. Repeat this process until the tree connect all of the vertices of the original graph.

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