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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A type of always on connection that is established between two communications devices. better than dial up line






2. Pressure sensitive eraser shaped pointing device






3. 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






4. Any data or instructions entered into the memory of the computer






5. The fastest most powerful computer






6. A document that you return to the company that creates and sends it.






7. Faster - higher quality than ink jet. Uses toner that sticks to the page from a combo of pressure and heat.






8. A device that enables you to join a port and a connector that are both male or female






9. Wide area network is a network that covers a large geographic area such as a city - country - or world. The internet is the biggest






10. Transport layer security provides encryption of all data that passes between a client and an internet server - Requires client to have digital certif






11. A network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network should control when data is being transmitted. Msot popular in LAN






12. Copies itself repeatedly in memory using up system resources and possibly shutting down the system






13. 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.






14. A series of related instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them. They respond to commands






15. World wide web consortium oversees research and sets standards for many areas of the internet






16. A communications device that can convert digital signals to analog signals and analog signals to digital signals so data can travel along an analog telephone line. In the form of an adapter card you insert in an expansion slot on motherboard.






17. The standard that outlines characteristics of how two network devices communicate






18. Impact printer that uses tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism to stike an inked ribbon






19. A program that hides in a computer and allows someone from a remote location to take control of the computer






20. Graphic file (JPEG - GIF) slowly replacing GIF






21. Uses email as a vehicle for extortion. Threaten users if they are not paid a sum of money






22. A collection of computers and devices connected together - via communications devices and transmissions media.






23. Value added network is a third party busniess that provides networking services such as secure data and information transfer - storage and email.






24. Operating system on mobile devices that generally resides on ROM






25. A type of system software that assists users with controlling or maintaining the operation of a computer - its devices - or its software. Helpful in running of application software






26. A digital code attached to an electronic message or document - which is unique and which can be used to authenticate the sender or owner. Most often used in electronic commerce.






27. A socket in the motherboard that can hold an adapter card






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






29. Magentic ink character recognition devices read text printed with magnetized ink. Readers read numbers at the bottom of the checks






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






31. The original article and all subsequent related replies






32. Defines guidelines that specify the eay computers access the medium to which they are attached - types - speed of medium - and types of physical cable or witreless technology used






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






34. Fetching - decoding - executing - storing






35. Allows the processor to communicate with peripherals.






36. Picure messaging can occur from mobile to mobile and mobile to email






37. Internet access that takes place when the modem in your computer connects to the Internet via a standard telephone line that transmits data and information using an analog (continuous wave pattern) signal.






38. Business transaction that occurs over Internet business - consumer consumer- consumer business - business






39. Acts as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges






40. The process if a computer or device recieveing info info from the server on the internet






41. Arithmetic logic unit- a component of the processor - performs arithmetric - comparison - and operations.






42. A system that attempts to imitate the behavior of a human brain.






43. Where a computer keeps data - instructions - and information (flash drives - hard disks - optical disks - memory cards)






44. Privately owned and limited to a specific vendor or computer model.






45. Contains 10 or fewer comps - with similar reponsibilities and capabilities






46. Hypertext transfer protocol






47. Designed for mobile devices






48. A small flat rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.






49. Allows users to keep typing without using enter at the end of each line






50. Case of the system unit to protect internal damage