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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contains 10 or fewer comps - with similar reponsibilities and capabilities






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






3. Special software to listen to audio






4. Searches for and removes unneccessary files






5. Really simple syndication is a specification that many content aggregatorsuse to distribute content to subscribers






6. Universal serial bus port connects peripherals to the computer






7. 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






8. A family member on a computer






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






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






11. (laptop computer) portable personal computer often able to fit in your lap






12. CA resposible for giving out digital certificate






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






14. A vulnerable computer that is set up to entice an intruder to break into it.






15. 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






16. Extends the capabilites of a browser.






17. Programs that control or maintian the operations of the computer and its devices. Interface between user - application software - and computers software






18. Circuit boards tjay provide connections and functions not built into the motherboard






19. Joins a cable and a port






20. Virtual reality is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagines environment that appears in a 3d space.






21. 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.






22. The fastest most powerful computer






23. Basic input/output systemis firmware that contains the computers startup instructions






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






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






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






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






28. A colection of individual programs available together as a unit. lower cost and ease of use






29. Wireless network that provides internet connections to mobile comouters and devices WiFi - WiMAX - Bluetooth






30. Started the internet as a networking project






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






32. Computer aided manufacturing refers ti the use of computers to assist with manufacturing process.






33. Latest version of Post office Protocol






34. Uses fiber optic cable for internet connection.






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






36. Connects the processor to cache.






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






38. Contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying an electrical current






39. World wide web consortium oversees research and sets standards for many areas of the internet






40. 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






41. Serves as the interface between the user - the app software - and the computers hardware






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






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






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






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






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






48. Electronic data interchange which defines how data transmits across telephone lines or other means. Minimal peperwork for businesses






49. Smallest element in an electronic image






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