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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. 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






2. Computer aided design software assists a professional user in creating designs






3. Type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance- type tasks usually related to managing a computer - its devices - or its programs. (transfer photos to an optical disk.






4. Encrypted data






5. Provide Wi Fi to mobile computers or devices






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






7. Control unit- part of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations on the computer.






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






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






10. Amercian Standad code for information interchange - is the most widely used coding scheme to represent data






11. Extends the capabilites of a browser.






12. Uses devices that emit and sense light to detect the mouses movement






13. The point at which a peripheral attahes to or communicates with a system unit so that the peripheral can send data or recive info from the computer






14. Major carriers of network traffic






15. Continues to operate when one of its components fails - ensuring that no data is lost






16. An instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.






17. Rambus inline memory module house RDRAM chips






18. Software that helps groups of people work together on projects and share info over a network






19. Power on self test to check the various system components and the results are compared with data in a CMOS chip






20. A server that you connect to to start a chat session.






21. Loses its contents when power is turned off (RAM)






22. Joins a cable and a port






23. A device that plugs in a USB port on the system unit and contains multiple USB ports in which you plus cables from USB devices. Self- powered






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






25. Optical mark recognition reads hand drawn marks such as circles or rectangles.






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






27. Uses fiber optic cable for internet connection.






28. A small metal or plastic device that uses pressure instead of ink.






29. Shrinks file sizes - lossy-you will be able to restore the file to its exact original state - lossless - compressed file can be returned to its original state






30. Users prefer to download or transfer a copy of the images from the digital camera to the computers hard disk






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Small capacity built directly in the processor chip






36. Accepts the transmission of data - instructions - or info






37. System board- is the main circuit board of the system unit.






38. Dozens or hundreds of thin strands of glass or plastic that use light to transmit signal. Carries more signals - faster - less noise - better security - smaller size






39. Pressure sensitive eraser shaped pointing device






40. Computer designed so the system unit - input devices - output devices - and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table.






41. Connects the processor to cache.






42. Donated for public use has no copyright restrictions






43. Media transmit multiple signals simutaneously. Download faster than upload






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






45. Can be peropheral or chip - creates sound from digital instructions.






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






47. Desktop publishing software enables pro designers to create sophisticated docs that contain text graphics nd colors.






48. May break in to computer to exploit security weakness. financial gains - revenge.






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






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