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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. zombie






2. A metropolitan area network is a high speed netwrok that connects local area networks. contains LANs






3. Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period






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






5. Started the internet as a networking project






6. Does not lose its contents when power is turned off (permanent - ROM - flash memory - CMOS)






7. A socket in the motherboard that can hold an adapter card






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






9. Contain permanently writeen data - instructions - and information






10. A business that gathers and organizes web content and then distributs the content to subscribers for free or a fee






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






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






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






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






15. A light sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and translates the results into a form the computer can process.






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






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






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






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






20. Obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place.






21. Used to gain competitive advantage






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






23. Popular for LAN. single central cable.






24. All computers connected to central device. Hub or switch






25. 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






26. 8 bits grouped together. basic storage unit in memory. Each byte has an address






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






28. Programs designed to make users more productive and assist them with personal tasks. (Web browser)






29. 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






30. A program that hides in a computer and allows someone from a remote location to take control of the computer






31. Is a security measure that defines who can access it and what actions they can take while acessing the computer






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






33. A technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network. email spoofing. IP spoofing






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






35. 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






36. Hypertext transfer protocol






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






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






39. The process of using the operating system to restart a computer. Properly closes programs but doesnt save work






40. Multitasking operating system sold by Sun and IBM. stand alone and server operating system






41. A motion sensing mouse - allows you to control objects by moving the mouse in predetermined directions through air






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






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






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






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






46. A notcie that guarantees a user or web site is legit. E- commerce use it often






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






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






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






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