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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corressponding IP addresses






2. Major carriers of network traffic






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






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






5. Local area network- network tat connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home






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






7. Provides a means of sharing distributing and searching through documents by converting them unti a format that can be viewed by any user.






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






9. Broadband modem- sends and recives digital data over the cable television






10. The number of bytes a storage medium can hold






11. Internet connections using regular copper telephone lines.






12. Graphics processing unit controls the manipulation and display of graphics on the display device.






13. Small ceramic or metal component with fins on its surface that absorbs and disperses heat produced by electrical components such as the processor






14. Control unit- part of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations on the computer.






15. Errors that can be recognized by automatic update






16. Consumer consumer e commerce.






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






18. An instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.






19. A window that provides info - presents availabe options - or requests a response.






20. A device that plugs in a USB port on the system unit and contains multiple USB ports in which you plus cables from USB devices. Self- powered






21. Designed for mobile devices






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






23. Started the internet as a networking project






24. Small capacity built directly in the processor chip






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






26. Continues to operate when one of its components fails - ensuring that no data is lost






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






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






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






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






31. A legal agreement that allows multiple users to access the software on the server simutaneously






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






33. Instant messaging - Mobile to mobile - mobile to personal computer - web to mobile






34. The role of memory to store both data and programs






35. Users prefer to download or transfer a copy of the images from the digital camera to the computers hard disk






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






37. Unencrypted readable data






38. PGP an encryption program






39. A rectangular opeining that typically holds disk drives.






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






41. Software that helps groups of people work together on projects and share info over a network






42. CPU. Interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate the computer. (On motherboard)






43. Smaller than heat sink cools processors in notebook comps






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






45. 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






46. Searches for and removes unneccessary files






47. Random access memory- memory chips that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices






48. Facilitates communications - shares hardware - sharing data and info - sharing software - trasnferring funds -






49. Measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium and the time required to deliver an item from memory to the processor






50. Network attached storage is a server connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage. often use RAID configuration