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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Value added network is a third party busniess that provides networking services such as secure data and information transfer - storage and email.






2. The process of using the operating system to restart a computer. Properly closes programs but doesnt save work






3. Internet connections using regular copper telephone lines.






4. A communications device that sends and recieves data and info to and from digital line






5. Software used by criminals






6. Is a security measure that defines who can access it and what actions they can take while acessing the computer






7. A single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers - insulting material - woven material - plastic outer coating - often used by cable television






8. Standard specifies that computers and devices on the networl share or pass a special signal called a token in a unidirectional manner and in a preset order. only one token per network






9. Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.






10. A web site that evaluates your comouter to check for internet and e mail vulnerabilities






11. A vulnerable computer that is set up to entice an intruder to break into it.






12. Transmits data via infared light waves.. Both computer and device must have the port for it to work






13. Short for key generator creats software registration numbers and sometimes activation codes.






14. Wireless network that provides internet connections to mobile comouters and devices WiFi - WiMAX - Bluetooth






15. A communications device that enables a computer or device that does not have a built in networking capability to access a network






16. Consists of electronic components that store instrcuctions waiting to be executed by the processor - data needed by those instructions - and the results of processing data. Consist of one or more chips on the motherboard or some other circuit board o






17. A device that uses a light source toread characters - marks - codes - and converts them into digital data that a computer can process. Uses optical character recognition and optical mark recognition






18. Small peice of semi- conducting material - usually silicon - on whoch integrated cicuits are etched.






19. A single user license agreement typically includes many of the following conditions that specify a users responsibility upon acceptance of the agreement






20. Hardware componenet that enables a computer to transmit and recieve data - instructions - and info to and from computers.






21. Pressure sensitive eraser shaped pointing device






22. Accesses a computer or network illegally but has the intent of destroying data - stealing info - or other malicious actions.






23. Dish shaped antenna for internet connection






24. Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period






25. Started the internet as a networking project






26. Occurs when the incoming electrical power increases. Can cause immediate and permanent damage to hardware






27. DoS attack is an assult whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the Web or email






28. Joins a cable and a port






29. Computer is usually connected to the internet the entire time it is turned on (cable - DSL - fiber - radio signals - satellite)






30. CPU. Interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate the computer. (On motherboard)






31. Provides a means of sharing distributing and searching through documents by converting them unti a format that can be viewed by any user.






32. MFP is a single devce that looks like a printer or copy machine but provides the functionality of a printer - copier - scanner - and fax






33. Really simple syndication is a specification that many content aggregatorsuse to distribute content to subscribers






34. Organization that sells and manages domain names






35. Consumer consumer e commerce.






36. Facilitates communications - shares hardware - sharing data and info - sharing software - trasnferring funds -






37. Provide Wi Fi to mobile computers or devices






38. Copyrighted software provided at no cost by company that retains all rights to software






39. Has the illusion of moving images becuase it sends a continuos stream of images






40. Uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices.






41. Method that uses multiple processors to execute a single program or task requires special software that recognizes how to divide the problemand bring results back together






42. Automatically analyzes all network traffic and notifies network administrators of suspicious behavior pattermsor system breaches






43. A computer with limited processing power that enables users to send data to and recieve info from a host computer. POS terminals - ATM - and DVD kiosks






44. Contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying an electrical current






45. Extends the capabilites of a browser.






46. A personal computer you can carry from place to place






47. Network attached storage is a server connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage. often use RAID configuration






48. Sends digital data and info from a comp to a DSL line






49. The layout of the computers and devices ina cmonnunications network. Star - bus - ring.






50. Errors that can be recognized by automatic update