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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Automatically analyzes all network traffic and notifies network administrators of suspicious behavior pattermsor system breaches






2. One or more computers on the network request services from the server. 10 or more computers






3. A collection of computers and devices connected together - via communications devices and transmissions media.






4. Dish shaped antenna for internet connection






5. Type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance- type tasks usually related to managing a computer - its devices - or its programs. (transfer photos to an optical disk.






6. 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.






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






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






9. Consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed (On motherboard)






10. Read only memory refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions (firmware)






11. When businesses use the internet to sell products






12. A series of related instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them. They respond to commands






13. Allows a user to plan schedule and track costs of a project






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Magentic ink character recognition devices read text printed with magnetized ink. Readers read numbers at the bottom of the checks






23. Protective case for optical discs






24. The design of computers - devices - and media in the network






25. 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






26. Determines the number of bits that can be transmitted at one time






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






28. Is an online area in which isers have wrtten discussions about a particular subject.






29. Shrinks file sizes - lossy-you will be able to restore the file to its exact original state - lossless - compressed file can be returned to its original state






30. Value added network is a third party busniess that provides networking services such as secure data and information transfer - storage and email.






31. A computer with limited processing power that enables users to send data to and recieve info from a host computer. POS terminals - ATM - and DVD kiosks






32. Uses fiber optic cable for internet connection.






33. Transmission control protocol is a netwrok standard that defines how data are routed from one end of a network to another - ensuring data arrives correctly. Packet switching






34. Saves any open documents and programs to RAM and places computer into a low power state






35. Central communications device that allows computers and devices to transfer data wirelessly among themselves or to transfer data wirelessly to a wired network.






36. Designed for mobile devices






37. The operating system interrupts a program that is executing and passes control to another program waiting to be executed. Operating system regains control if one program stops operating properly






38. Static ram- faster and more reliable. Dont need to be re energized as often and are more expensive






39. Consists of electronic components that store instrcuctions waiting to be executed by the processor - data needed by those instructions - and the results of processing data. Consist of one or more chips on the motherboard or some other circuit board o






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






41. Popular for LAN. single central cable.






42. When online meetings take place on the web






43. Helps speed he processes of the comp bc it stores frequently used instructions and data (L1 - L2 cache) cache speeds up the processing time bc it stores frequently used instructions and data.






44. Desktop publishing software enables pro designers to create sophisticated docs that contain text graphics nd colors.






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






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






47. A set of programs that coordinates all of the activies among computer hardware devices.






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






49. 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






50. 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