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Cse Computer Science Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Any data or instructions entered into the memory of the computer
spoofing
RSS 2.0
Input
L1 cache
2. Desktop publishing software enables pro designers to create sophisticated docs that contain text graphics nd colors.
sleep mode
bus
DTP
formatting
3. Provides the user with a physcial response from the device
L2 cache
wireless modem
CMOS
tactile output
4. CA resposible for giving out digital certificate
Operating system
optical mouse
driver
certificate authority
5. Accepts the transmission of data - instructions - or info
Operating system
OCR
router
recieving device
6. Occurs when the incoming electrical power increases. Can cause immediate and permanent damage to hardware
L2 cache
overvoltage
byte
bit
7. Computer aided design software assists a professional user in creating designs
OSP
server
CAD
utility program
8. The last section of the domain name
stylus
Top level domain
stored program concept
TLS
9. Network attached storage is a server connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage. often use RAID configuration
NAS
Notebook Computer
Desktop Computer
turnaround document
10. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music - and other media in hyperlinked documents.
bugs
PNG
network card
hypermedia
11. Uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices.
shareware...
address
ISP
Bluetooth
12. Facilitates communications - shares hardware - sharing data and info - sharing software - trasnferring funds -
CAPTCHA
network
trackball
USB port
13. A popular digital line alternative for the small business or home user. Transmits at fast speeds on existing standard copper telephone wiring.
Information system
Denial of Service attack
DSL
botnets
14. A storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data instructions and information. Faster - use less power - last more than 5 years - higher failure rate - cost much more
memory module
System Software...
cable modem
solid state drive
15. May break in to computer to exploit security weakness. financial gains - revenge.
unethical employees
broadband
data collection device
Transmission media
16. A rectangular opeining that typically holds disk drives.
superscalar
byte
token ring
Drive Bay
17. Magnetoresistive ram- stores data using magnetic charges not electrical. Retains contents after power is out
MRAM
site license
air mouse
virus
18. A program that hides in a computer and allows someone from a remote location to take control of the computer
system on a chip
POST
rootkit
message board
19. Wide area network is a network that covers a large geographic area such as a city - country - or world. The internet is the biggest
WAN
Internet Backbone
Information system
FireWire port
20. DoS attack is an assult whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the Web or email
animated Gif...
Denial of Service attack
commands
back door
21. A unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory
node
unauthorized access
address
OCR
22. A program that restricts access to certain material on the web
analog
wordwrap
integrated circuit
web filter
23. An electrical disturbance that can degrade communications
chat client
jack
noise
parallel processing
24. Value added network is a third party busniess that provides networking services such as secure data and information transfer - storage and email.
VAN
broadband
node
Storage Device
25. Determines the number of bits that can be transmitted at one time
Operating system
bus width
SIMM
disk controller
26. (program) consists of related instructions that tells computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them
Software...
RAM
access time
device independent
27. Method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corressponding IP addresses
system software...
Domain name system
File compression utility
RSS 2.0
28. System board- is the main circuit board of the system unit.
SIMM
botnets
hash
motherboard
29. Special software to listen to audio
pointing stick
site license
player
Denial of Service attack
30. The amount of data - instructions - and information that can travel over communications channel
CAPTCHA
parallel processing
bandwidth
protocol
31. Graphics processing unit controls the manipulation and display of graphics on the display device.
newsgroup
system unit
Dial- up access
GPU
32. Faster growing operating system that includes free programming languages and utility programs - multipurpose operating system
Communications device
public- domain software...
Linux
recieving device
33. Combines several GIF images ina single GIF file.
animated Gif...
nonvolatile memory
Drive Bay
server
34. Rambus inline memory module house RDRAM chips
optical mouse
Hot spots
proprietary software...
RIMM
35. Can connect multiple types of devices that require faster data transmission speeds.
scanner
CAPTCHA
FireWire port
cable modem
36. A know specific pattern of virus code.
virus signature
rootkit
groupware...
mpeg
37. Faster - higher quality than ink jet. Uses toner that sticks to the page from a combo of pressure and heat.
pipelining
Internet Backbone
Laser printer
USB hub
38. Dish shaped antenna for internet connection
ASCII
File compression utility
fixed wireless
hot plugging
39. Smaller than heat sink cools processors in notebook comps
heat pipe
Web Application
http
address
40. Graphical User interface - interact with software using text - graphics - and icons
Information system
touchpad
UNIX
GUI
41. A system that attempts to imitate the behavior of a human brain.
Operating system
neural network
ASCII
DVI
42. The process of transferring data in a continous and even flow which allows users to access a file while it is transmitting
SMTP
jack
CU
streaming
43. Two or more computers transfer data - instructions - and information.
Input
E- retail
machine cycle
communications
44. Translates the domain name to its associated IP address so that data and information can be routed to the correct computer.
DNS Server
cluster
document management software...
solid state drive
45. Power on self test to check the various system components and the results are compared with data in a CMOS chip
POP3
POST
ARPA
network license
46. Graphic file (JPEG - GIF) slowly replacing GIF
PNG
Operating system
chasis...
commands
47. Program that euns only on a specific type or make of computer
Operating system
twisted pair cable
node
device dependant
48. Circuit boards tjay provide connections and functions not built into the motherboard
adapter cards
hypermedia
proprietary software...
network card
49. Transport layer security provides encryption of all data that passes between a client and an internet server - Requires client to have digital certif
defragmenting
TLS
access time
Mobile Device
50. Needed generally to participate in a newsgroup
Personal Computers
Web Server
ergonomics
newsreader