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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.






2. Each computer or device on the network. often connected by cables






3. Graphical User interface - interact with software using text - graphics - and icons






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






5. Case of the system unit to protect internal damage






6. Electronic funds transfer allows users connected to a network to transfer money from one bank account to another via transmission media






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






8. Initiates an instruction to transmit data - instructions - or information.






9. A segment in memory in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device






10. 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






11. 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






12. A web site that evaluates your comouter to check for internet and e mail vulnerabilities






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






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






15. The original article and all subsequent related replies






16. 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






17. ...






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






19. A single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers - insulting material - woven material - plastic outer coating - often used by cable television






20. DoS attack is an assult whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the Web or email






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






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






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






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






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






26. Builds and maintains lists of words found on websites. Useful for search engines






27. CA resposible for giving out digital certificate






28. 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.






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






30. A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access retrieval and use of that data






31. Connects the processor to cache.






32. 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






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






34. Data that has been processed in a useful form- text - graphics - audio - video






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






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






37. The time it takes a signal to trvale from one location to another on a network Neg effect- distance - type of transmission media - and number of nodes data must travel through - bandwith high latency low for best performance






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






39. Instead of port - jack is used to identify audio or video ports.






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






41. Special software to listen to audio






42. Provids mobile users with a secure connection to the company server as if the user has a private line.






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






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






45. A large expensive powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousnads of connected users simutaneously






46. Redundant array of independant disks which is a group of to or more inegrated hard disks. An ideal storage system for users who must have data available when the access it






47. Retains existing application software and data files even if you can change computer models or vendors






48. Device with a monitor - keyboard - and memory






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






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