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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. Program is one that runs the same on multiple operating systems
Home user
cross - platform
stored program concept
SMTP
2. Uses the cell phone network to connect to the internet wirelessly from a notebook computer - smart phone - or mobile device
newsgroup
wireless modem
network license
cross - platform
3. A legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers.
site license
turnaround document
Dial Up line
trackball
4. Programs that control or maintian the operations of the computer and its devices. Interface between user - application software - and computers software
supercomputer
System Software...
cold boot
W3C
5. Small- high speed storage locations that temporarily hold data and instructions. A part of the processor not memory
DSL
downloading
Memory
register
6. Used to track and identify the location of high risk or high value items.
Hot spots
buffer
system bus
RTLS
7. Internet teephony- enables users to speak to other users over the internet
IM
virus
VoIP
compromised computer
8. Storage over an internet service
chat client
site license
cloud storage
freeware...
9. Standard specifies that computers and devices on the networl share or pass a special signal called a token in a unidirectional manner and in a preset order. only one token per network
message board
token ring
downloading
system on a chip
10. Amercian Standad code for information interchange - is the most widely used coding scheme to represent data
Laser printer
ASCII
pretty good Privacy
Top level domain
11. Smallest element in an electronic image
pixel
client
buffer
OCR
12. CPU. Interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate the computer. (On motherboard)
NAS
noise
Processor
video card
13. Graphical User interface - interact with software using text - graphics - and icons
server
heat pipe
driver
GUI
14. A personal computer you can carry from place to place
MICR
protocol
Mobile Computer
Linux
15. A program or set of instructions in a program that allow users to bypass security controls when accessing a program - computer - or network. A rootkit can be a back door
back door
driver
database
Storage Media
16. May break in to computer to exploit security weakness. financial gains - revenge.
turnaround document
chip
digital forensics
unethical employees
17. An instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.
Domain name system
turnaround document
OSP
commands
18. Continues to operate when one of its components fails - ensuring that no data is lost
fault tolerant computer
Hot spots
air mouse
groupware...
19. Small program that tells the operating system how to communicate with a specific device
embedded operating system
solid state media
mpeg
driver
20. Links in text based documents
hypertext
ALU
registrar
device dependant
21. Users prefer to download or transfer a copy of the images from the digital camera to the computers hard disk
client
utility program
download
mpeg
22. A single user license agreement typically includes many of the following conditions that specify a users responsibility upon acceptance of the agreement
EULA
Hot spots
ergonomics
Drive Bay
23. The process if a computer or device recieveing info info from the server on the internet
GPU
dot matrix printer
downloading
air mouse
24. A business that gathers and organizes web content and then distributs the content to subscribers for free or a fee
FireWire port
disk controller
MMS
Content Aggregator
25. 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
cable modem
network standard
Web Browser
neural network
26. Transport layer security provides encryption of all data that passes between a client and an internet server - Requires client to have digital certif
File compression utility
TLS
animated Gif...
wordwrap
27. Network attached storage is a server connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage. often use RAID configuration
NAS
access time
hot plugging
bus network
28. A stationary pointing devoce with a ball on its top or side with one or two buttons like a mouse.
trackball
Personal Computers
disk fragmenter
telemedicine
29. Computing device small enough to hold in your hand
Mobile Device
EDI
system software...
scanner
30. CA resposible for giving out digital certificate
Transmission media
product activation
certificate authority
buffer
31. The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices - machines - or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently.
ergonomics
product activation
transistor
node
32. Digital video intefaceenables digital signals to translate directly to the LCD monitor.
DVI
Domain name
virus
jack
33. Method that uses multiple processors to execute a single program or task requires special software that recognizes how to divide the problemand bring results back together
parallel processing
ARPA
wireless access point
online security service
34. Converst computer output into a video signal that travels through a cable through the monitor which displays image on the screen
video card
pretty good Privacy
router
streaming cam
35. Digital light processor uses tiny mirrors to reflect light
DLP projector
defragmenting
TCP/IP
MAN
36. Impact printer that uses tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism to stike an inked ribbon
firmware...
dot matrix printer
Web Application
back door
37. Provids mobile users with a secure connection to the company server as if the user has a private line.
Netiquette
virtual provate network
air mouse
volatile memory
38. A vulnerable computer that is set up to entice an intruder to break into it.
system on a chip
Web Browser
connector
honeypot
39. Processor begins to fetch a second instruction before it completes the full machine cycle
sending device
Memory
hash
pipelining
40. Picure messaging can occur from mobile to mobile and mobile to email
document management software...
MMS
bus network
power supply
41. Enahnces the sound generating capabilites of a personal computer
wordwrap
disk controller
sound card
adapter card
42. Communications device that connects multiple computers or other routers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network
NAS
download
router
IM
43. Organization that sells and manages domain names
cluster
registrar
Storage Device
FireWire port
44. Text version of an IP address
stored program concept
Domain name
Personal Computers
sleep mode
45. They consist entirely of electronic components and contain no moving parts.
solid state media
online auction
memory module
single user/multitasking operating system allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time
46. Allows a user to plan schedule and track costs of a project
bandwidth
streaming cam
web filter
project management software...
47. Rambus inline memory module house RDRAM chips
cracker
RSS 2.0
network card
RIMM
48. Uses email as a vehicle for extortion. Threaten users if they are not paid a sum of money
cyberextortionist
cyberterrorist
player
byte
49. MFP is a single devce that looks like a printer or copy machine but provides the functionality of a printer - copier - scanner - and fax
certificate authority
VoIP
air mouse
multifunction peripheral
50. Integrates the functions of a processor - memory and a video card on a single chip.
platter
power supply
system on a chip
undervoltage