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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Optical mark recognition reads hand drawn marks such as circles or rectangles.






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






3. A type of system software that assists users with controlling or maintaining the operation of a computer - its devices - or its software. Helpful in running of application software






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






5. ...






6. Reorganizing it so that the files are store in continous sectors






7. Consists of programs designed to make users more productive and assist them with personal tasks - makes business activites more efficient - to assist with graphics - to support home - personal - and educational tasks - to facilitate communications






8. Occurs when the incoming electrical power increases. Can cause immediate and permanent damage to hardware






9. Dynamic ram- chips must be re energized constantly or they lose their contents.






10. Joins a cable and a port






11. The amount of data - instructions - and information that can travel over communications channel






12. Hides within or looks like a legitimate program such as a screen saver






13. A digital code attached to an electronic message or document - which is unique and which can be used to authenticate the sender or owner. Most often used in electronic commerce.






14. Small peice of semi- conducting material - usually silicon - on whoch integrated cicuits are etched.






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






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






17. When online meetings take place on the web






18. Same intent as cracker but does not have technical skills and knowledge. Often use prewritten hacking






19. Faster growing operating system that includes free programming languages and utility programs - multipurpose operating system






20. Human speech is bc of its continous signal that vary in strength and quality






21. Perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal or financial info.






22. Cables - telephone lines - radio networks - satellites






23. Protective case for optical discs






24. zombie






25. Where a computer keeps data - instructions - and information (flash drives - hard disks - optical disks - memory cards)






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






27. Text version of an IP address






28. Characteristics include capacity - platters - read/write heads - cylinders - sectors and tracks - rpm - transfer rate - and access time






29. Application software that allows users to access and view Web Pages (Intenet Explorer - Firefox - Safari)






30. Used to gain competitive advantage






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






32. Has the illusion of moving images becuase it sends a continuos stream of images






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






34. Most computers (on and off)






35. The core of the operating system that manages memory and devices - maintains the computer clock - starts programs - and assigns the computers resources such as devices and data. Memory resident






36. Consists of capturing - sorting - analyzing - displaying - printing - and manipulating images.






37. A type of system software that allows users to perform maintenence type tasks






38. A small flat rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.






39. Surgeon performs operation by controlling robot when not in the same area as patient.






40. Hardware - software - data - people - procedures






41. A stationary pointing devoce with a ball on its top or side with one or two buttons like a mouse.






42. Mathematical formula that generates a code from the contents of the message






43. On software is infinitie space and depth for VR






44. On the motherboard hold memory modules






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






46. A computer that can perform all of its input - processing - output - and storage activities by itself (PC - Apple)






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






48. Designed for mobile devices






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






50. Personal information manager is application software that includes features to help users organize personal info