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Cse Computer Science Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Hides within or looks like a legitimate program such as a screen saver
Trojan Horse
honeypot
Storage Media
CAPTCHA
2. Transport layer security provides encryption of all data that passes between a client and an internet server - Requires client to have digital certif
network license
TLS
biometrics
groupware...
3. Picure messaging can occur from mobile to mobile and mobile to email
device dependant
MMS
PNG
BIOS
4. Electronic data interchange which defines how data transmits across telephone lines or other means. Minimal peperwork for businesses
Processor
analog
RSS 2.0
EDI
5. A collection of computers and devices connected together - via communications devices and transmissions media.
cluster
DSL
network
newsreader
6. A case that contains the electronic components of the computer that are used to process data. (connected to motherboard)
System Unit
broadband internet service
neural network
project management software...
7. The smallest unit of disk space that stores data and info
CAD
GUI
ASCII
cluster
8. A server that you connect to to start a chat session.
utility program
integrated circuit
chat client
byte
9. Single inline memory module forms a single set of contacts
L2 cache
SIMM
CMOS
Notebook Computer
10. A storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data instructions and information. Faster - use less power - last more than 5 years - higher failure rate - cost much more
ghosting
bus network
client/server
solid state drive
11. On software is infinitie space and depth for VR
VR world
address
POP3
token ring
12. A series of network standards that specifies how two wireless devices communicate over the air with each other. MIMO
protocol
802.11
USB port
star network
13. ...
CAM
single user/multitasking operating system allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time
UNIX
Netiquette
14. Needed generally to participate in a newsgroup
analog
newsreader
network
Home user
15. The original article and all subsequent related replies
thread
Web Application
bus width
plaintext
16. Central communications device that allows computers and devices to transfer data wirelessly among themselves or to transfer data wirelessly to a wired network.
digital modem
freeware...
network standard
wireless access point
17. Online service provider- has many members features along with internet access such as IM or Web browsers.
pipelining
bus network
access time
OSP
18. Method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corressponding IP addresses
Web Browser
backside bus
plug- in
Domain name system
19. Impact printer that uses tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism to stike an inked ribbon
dot matrix printer
Laser printer
Personal Computers
star network
20. Really simple syndication is a specification that many content aggregatorsuse to distribute content to subscribers
RAID
DLP projector
RSS 2.0
bus
21. Determines the number of bits that can be transmitted at one time
project management software...
CPU
bus width
player
22. Unencrypted readable data
proprietary software...
crimeware
memory module
plaintext
23. Allows users to keep typing without using enter at the end of each line
wordwrap
access time
online security service
digital
24. Copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period
IM
touchpad
PIM
shareware...
25. Small- high speed storage locations that temporarily hold data and instructions. A part of the processor not memory
Input
system software...
unauthorized access
register
26. Case of the system unit to protect internal damage
Desktop Computer
hypermedia
chasis...
CMOS
27. Is an online area in which isers have wrtten discussions about a particular subject.
newsgroup
thread
ISP
DNS Server
28. Copyrighted software provided at no cost by company that retains all rights to software
unethical employees
volatile memory
spoofing
freeware...
29. An instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.
cyberextortionist
firmware...
network card
commands
30. Two main parts are processor and memory.
system software...
Motherboard
database
RFID
31. Slightly slower than L1 cache but has higher capacity. (advanced transfer cache)
L2 cache
gender changer
formatting
digital
32. Graphical User interface - interact with software using text - graphics - and icons
GUI
client
token ring
undervoltage
33. Allows a user to plan schedule and track costs of a project
commands
project management software...
player
rootkit
34. Started the internet as a networking project
bus width
UNIX
ARPA
crimeware
35. Random access memory- memory chips that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices
RAM
Hot spots
digital signature
Memory
36. A case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data.
Memory
system unit
platter
nonvolatile memory
37. Circuit boards tjay provide connections and functions not built into the motherboard
adapter cards
software suite
EDI
embedded operating system
38. Allows the processor to communicate with peripherals.
DLP projector
sending device
expansion slot
expansion bus
39. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor provides high speeds and consumes little power. Used by RAM - flash memory - and other memory chips. USes battery power
sound card
utility program
CMOS
Fiber to the Premises
40. Does not require a newsreader - easier to use than a newsgroup
message board
Motherboard
player
optical mouse
41. Consists of one or more twisted pair wires bundled together - Used for transmission media. Wires are twisted to reduce the noise
Mobile Device
virus signature
twisted pair cable
ARPA
42. 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
access time
crimeware
bandwidth
proprietary software...
43. Web site that allows users to access and interact with software from any computer or device that is connected to the Internet
MMS
pointing stick
Web Application
Noise
44. Data that has been processed in a useful form- text - graphics - audio - video
Output
DSL
access control
streaming
45. Hardware componenet that enables a computer to transmit and recieve data - instructions - and info to and from computers.
Communications device
DTP
hypermedia
hibernate
46. Designed for mobile devices
crimeware
microbrowser
data collection device
adapter card
47. Smallest unit of data the computer can process
bit
Point of Sale terminals
CERT/CC
Desktop Computer
48. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally. Some say they hack to improve security
Processor
hacker
utility programs
proxy server
49. Type of notebook comp that is smaller and less powerful than a normal notebook comp
Netbook
compromised computer
undervoltage
digital modem
50. Can be peropheral or chip - creates sound from digital instructions.
synthesizer
Mainframe
shareware...
VR world