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Cse Computer Science Engineering
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engineering
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it-skills
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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. A notcie that guarantees a user or web site is legit. E- commerce use it often
access time
digital certificate
streaming cam
ethernet
2. A know specific pattern of virus code.
virus signature
dialog box
MICR
Point of Sale terminals
3. A server outside the organizations network that controls which communications pass into the organizations network. Screens incoming and outgoing messages
noise
proxy server
backside bus
DLP projector
4. Allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other. Bits travel on a bus from input to memory to processor to output. Data Bus. Address Bus.
OCR
GPU
bus
CMOS
5. Dynamic ram- chips must be re energized constantly or they lose their contents.
DRAM
MAN
access time
system clock
6. Searches for and removes unneccessary files
disk cleanup
VoIP
power supply
ROM
7. A window that provides info - presents availabe options - or requests a response.
dialog box
Storage Device
Domain name system
DSL
8. Digital light processor uses tiny mirrors to reflect light
e- learning
site license
DLP projector
sound card
9. Universal serial bus port connects peripherals to the computer
gender changer
ASCII
USB port
twisted pair cable
10. Other computers and mobile devices on the networ that rely on the server for its resources
mpeg
animated Gif...
scanner
client
11. Amount of time it takes for the processor to read data - instructions - and information from memory. Directly affects processing data time.
access time
fault tolerant computer
E- commerce
Software...
12. A program that restricts access to certain material on the web
MAN
compromised computer
network
web filter
13. Really simple syndication is a specification that many content aggregatorsuse to distribute content to subscribers
RSS 2.0
embedded operating system
embedded computer
network standard
14. (program) consists of related instructions that tells computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them
bus
adapter cards
registrar
Software...
15. A single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers - insulting material - woven material - plastic outer coating - often used by cable television
coaxial cable
telesurgery
Linux
CERT/CC
16. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally. Some say they hack to improve security
hacker
disk fragmenter
GUI
integrated circuit
17. Electrical supply drops.can cause data loss but generally not cause equipment damage
stylus
TCP/IP
RAID
undervoltage
18. Text version of an IP address
cold boot
SRAM
Dial Up line
Domain name
19. Is a security measure that defines who can access it and what actions they can take while acessing the computer
POST
shareware...
access control
dialog box
20. Wireless network that provides internet connections to mobile comouters and devices WiFi - WiMAX - Bluetooth
hot spot
defragmenting
Dial up modems
expansion slot
21. Virtual reality is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagines environment that appears in a 3d space.
VR
image processing
Linux
FireWire port
22. Links in text based documents
Domain name system
heat pipe
IrDA Port
hypertext
23. A legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers.
site license
ethernet
connector
bus
24. Read only memory refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions (firmware)
preemptive multitasking
jack
DNS Server
ROM
25. On software is infinitie space and depth for VR
VR world
UNIX
DIMM
OCR
26. Joins a cable and a port
solid state drive
connector
Mainframe
system bus
27. Moving pictures experts group is a popular video compression standard
streaming
mpeg
node
wireless modem
28. Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period
sending device
RFID
shareware...
Domain name system
29. A computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer
superscalar
Web Server
volatile memory
business software...
30. Storage over an internet service
Linux
cloud storage
rootkit
Netiquette
31. Uses devices that emit and sense light to detect the mouses movement
spider
optical mouse
stylus
plug- in
32. Electronic funds transfer allows users connected to a network to transfer money from one bank account to another via transmission media
heat sink
bus network
EFT
DVI
33. The time it takes a signal to trvale from one location to another on a network Neg effect- distance - type of transmission media - and number of nodes data must travel through - bandwith high latency low for best performance
undervoltage
TLS
Latency
hacker
34. Radio frequency identification is a technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object. Can contain antenna and memory chips
W3C
RFID
ghosting
tactile output
35. Organization that sells and manages domain names
registrar
DIMM
Communications device
thread
36. A utility that reorgnizes the files and unused space on a computers hard disk so that the operating system accesses data quickly and programs run faster
Noise
Servers
cracker
disk fragmenter
37. The process of transferring data in a continous and even flow which allows users to access a file while it is transmitting
unethical employees
crimeware
streaming
communications channel
38. Provides a means of sharing distributing and searching through documents by converting them unti a format that can be viewed by any user.
document management software...
payload
cyberterrorist
dot matrix printer
39. Processor begins to fetch a second instruction before it completes the full machine cycle
telemedicine
802.11
pipelining
player
40. Has the illusion of moving images becuase it sends a continuos stream of images
ghosting
ISP
streaming cam
DSL modem
41. 8 bits grouped together. basic storage unit in memory. Each byte has an address
liquid flow technology
byte
E- retail
USB port
42. Allows you to insert and remove flash memory and other devoces while the computer is running (flash memory)
digital
Memory Cache
MRAM
hot plugging
43. Smallest unit of data the computer can process
network
pipelining
connector
bit
44. Transmission control protocol is a netwrok standard that defines how data are routed from one end of a network to another - ensuring data arrives correctly. Packet switching
Storage Media
DNS Server
script kiddie
TCP/IP
45. Instant messaging - Mobile to mobile - mobile to personal computer - web to mobile
streaming cam
expansion slot
NAS
IM
46. Hardware componenet that enables a computer to transmit and recieve data - instructions - and info to and from computers.
Linux
unauthorized access
address
Communications device
47. An expansion card - a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit or provides connections to peripherals.
business software...
utility programs
chasis...
adapter card
48. Smallest element in an electronic image
biometrics
spider
Home user
pixel
49. A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet (0-255)
Dial Up line
shareware...
IP address
DNS Server
50. The process of using the operating system to restart a computer. Properly closes programs but doesnt save work
spyware
warm boot
Servers
Input