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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consists of special purpose chip and electronic circuits that control the transfer of data - instructions - and information from a disk to and from the system bus and other parts of the computer.






2. Anopening inside the system unit in which you can install additional equipment. Different than a slot






3. Consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed (On motherboard)






4. Controls access to hardware - software - and other resources on the network and provides a central storage area for programs - data - and info.






5. The design of computers - devices - and media in the network






6. Random access memory- memory chips that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices






7. Smaller than heat sink cools processors in notebook comps






8. Magnetoresistive ram- stores data using magnetic charges not electrical. Retains contents after power is out






9. 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.






10. A rectangular opeining that typically holds disk drives.






11. 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






12. A set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources






13. Internet connections using regular copper telephone lines.






14. Moving pictures experts group is a popular video compression standard






15. A technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network. email spoofing. IP spoofing






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






17. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor provides high speeds and consumes little power. Used by RAM - flash memory - and other memory chips. USes battery power






18. Company that provides wireless internet access to computers






19. Small- high speed storage locations that temporarily hold data and instructions. A part of the processor not memory






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






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






22. The smallest unit of disk space that stores data and info






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






24. The original article and all subsequent related replies






25. Local area network- network tat connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home






26. Mad ef aluminum - glass - or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows material to be recorded magnetically






27. Storage over an internet service






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






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






30. 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






31. Circuit boards tjay provide connections and functions not built into the motherboard






32. Component of the system unit that converts AC to DC power. Have built in fans to keep it cool.






33. When businesses use the internet to sell products






34. The destructive event or prank the program intended to deliver






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






36. Errors that can be recognized by automatic update






37. Simple mail transfer protocol is a communications protocol used by some outgoing mail servers.






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






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






40. Communications device that connects multiple computers or other routers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network






41. Dual inline memory module forms two sets of contact






42. A case that contains the electronic components of the computer that are used to process data. (connected to motherboard)






43. Someone who uses internet to destroy or damage computers for political reasons.






44. Cables - telephone lines - radio networks - satellites






45. Text version of an IP address






46. (program) consists of related instructions that tells computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them






47. A temporary connection that uses one or more analog telphone lines for communications.






48. Processor begins to fetch a second instruction before it completes the full machine cycle






49. Connects the processor to cache.






50. Is a hardware or software that protects a networks resources from intrusion by users on another such as the internet.