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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The delivery of education via some electronic method such as the internet - networks - or optical disks.






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






3. A personal computer you can carry from place to place






4. 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.






5. Encrypted data






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






7. A cable forms a closed loop with all computers. one direction






8. Type of notebook comp that is smaller and less powerful than a normal notebook comp






9. Program is one that runs the same on multiple operating systems






10. Single chip with two or more processor cores.






11. 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.






12. A rectangular opeining that typically holds disk drives.






13. Organization that sells and manages domain names






14. Errors that can be recognized by automatic update






15. Method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corressponding IP addresses






16. 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.






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






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






19. A unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory






20. The last section of the domain name






21. Screen savors were made to prevent this - which etched images permanently onto the screen






22. Integrates the functions of a processor - memory and a video card on a single chip.






23. Searches for and removes unneccessary files






24. Computer automatically can configure adapter cards and other peripherals as you install them






25. Internet teephony- enables users to speak to other users over the internet






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






27. Many scanners have this optical character recognition software which can read and convert text documents into electronic files. Includes a small optical scanner for reading characters






28. Smallest unit of data the computer can process






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






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






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






32. Links in text based documents






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






34. Translates the domain name to its associated IP address so that data and information can be routed to the correct computer.






35. Hardware componenet that enables a computer to transmit and recieve data - instructions - and info to and from computers.






36. Is an online area in which isers have wrtten discussions about a particular subject.






37. CA resposible for giving out digital certificate






38. Other computers and mobile devices on the networ that rely on the server for its resources






39. The number of bits in an area on a storage medium - Higher density means more storage capacity






40. Provide Wi Fi to mobile computers or devices






41. Central communications device that allows computers and devices to transfer data wirelessly among themselves or to transfer data wirelessly to a wired network.






42. Federally funded internet security research and development center






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






44. Msot retail stores use POS to record purchases - process cards - and update inventory






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






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






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






48. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally. Some say they hack to improve security






49. A program placed on a computer without the users knowledge that secretly collects info about the user often related to web browsing habits.






50. Case of the system unit to protect internal damage