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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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1. Smallest element in an electronic image
document management software...
RTLS
scanner
pixel
2. 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
Desktop Computer
USB hub
node
L2 cache
3. Characteristics include capacity - platters - read/write heads - cylinders - sectors and tracks - rpm - transfer rate - and access time
wordwrap
hard disk
Web Application
Storage Media
4. Computer is usually connected to the internet the entire time it is turned on (cable - DSL - fiber - radio signals - satellite)
sound card
broadband internet service
newsreader
parallel processing
5. A computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer
drive bay
Web Server
cracker
platter
6. Mad ef aluminum - glass - or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows material to be recorded magnetically
hot plugging
EDI
platter
Information system
7. Faster growing operating system that includes free programming languages and utility programs - multipurpose operating system
POP3
project management software...
Linux
sending device
8. Hides within or looks like a legitimate program such as a screen saver
Trojan Horse
downloading
DLP projector
system clock
9. Sends digital data and info from a comp to a DSL line
IM
network license
DSL modem
player
10. Links in text based documents
Top level domain
star network
hypertext
Processor
11. 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
ARPA
audit trail
connector
Latency
12. Automatically analyzes all network traffic and notifies network administrators of suspicious behavior pattermsor system breaches
ciphertext
heat pipe
Intrusion detection software...
document management software...
13. Electrical supply drops.can cause data loss but generally not cause equipment damage
undervoltage
air mouse
online security service
traffic
14. A legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers.
expansion slot
keygen
disk cleanup
site license
15. Donated for public use has no copyright restrictions
public- domain software...
MMS
firmware...
embedded operating system
16. A case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data.
Top level domain
dialog box
CAD
system unit
17. Consists of programs designed to make users more productive and assist them with personal tasks - makes business activites more efficient - to assist with graphics - to support home - personal - and educational tasks - to facilitate communications
USB hub
ergonomics
application software...
Laser printer
18. 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
newsreader
preemptive multitasking
ARPA
FireWire port
19. Records in a file both successful and unsuccessful attempts.
cracker
audit trail
cyberextortionist
Bluetooth
20. Small ceramic or metal component with fins on its surface that absorbs and disperses heat produced by electrical components such as the processor
multifunction peripheral
Storage Media
power supply
heat sink
21. Rambus inline memory module house RDRAM chips
fault tolerant computer
RIMM
network
DSL
22. Virtual reality is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagines environment that appears in a 3d space.
wordwrap
Web conference
router
VR
23. A real time internet communications service where you can talk to people online.
IM
single user/multitasking operating system allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time
wireless access point
integrated circuit
24. (laptop computer) portable personal computer often able to fit in your lap
Notebook Computer
compromised computer
CU
capacity
25. Text version of an IP address
OCR
EULA
Domain name
ISP
26. The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors
firmware...
CAPTCHA
TCP/IP
formatting
27. Consumer consumer e commerce.
wireless modem
expansion slot
online auction
TCP/IP
28. Allows a user to plan schedule and track costs of a project
access time
spider
firmware...
project management software...
29. Mathematical formula that generates a code from the contents of the message
business software...
Notebook Computer
hash
system unit
30. Transmits data via infared light waves.. Both computer and device must have the port for it to work
IrDA Port
adapter card
Terminal
superscalar
31. Builds and maintains lists of words found on websites. Useful for search engines
VR world
ciphertext
spider
crimeware
32. Simple mail transfer protocol is a communications protocol used by some outgoing mail servers.
access time
SMTP
embedded operating system
system bus
33. Integrates the functions of a processor - memory and a video card on a single chip.
online auction
node
system on a chip
payload
34. Dynamic ram- chips must be re energized constantly or they lose their contents.
DRAM
CMOS
certificate authority
keygen
35. Dozens or hundreds of thin strands of glass or plastic that use light to transmit signal. Carries more signals - faster - less noise - better security - smaller size
fiber optic cable
port
Notebook Computer
TCP/IP
36. Program that euns only on a specific type or make of computer
traffic
MMS
device dependant
Input
37. The number of bytes a storage medium can hold
PNG
capacity
chip
LAN
38. A special purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product. Small with limited hardware
embedded computer
Servers
CMOS
USB hub
39. Electronic funds transfer allows users connected to a network to transfer money from one bank account to another via transmission media
MICR
stylus
EFT
ISP
40. Fetching - decoding - executing - storing
machine cycle
Motherboard
network license
plaintext
41. A stationary pointing devoce with a ball on its top or side with one or two buttons like a mouse.
trackball
SRAM
chasis...
client/server
42. Msot retail stores use POS to record purchases - process cards - and update inventory
Point of Sale terminals
platter
multi- core processor
digital forensics
43. Encrypted data
Domain name system
hacker
Storage Device
ciphertext
44. A business that gathers and organizes web content and then distributs the content to subscribers for free or a fee
proprietary software...
coaxial cable
Content Aggregator
VR world
45. A program that displays an online advertisement in a pop up. spyware can be hidden in adware
network card
air mouse
touchpad
adware
46. Small- high speed storage locations that temporarily hold data and instructions. A part of the processor not memory
CAPTCHA
back door
Mainframe
register
47. Optical mark recognition reads hand drawn marks such as circles or rectangles.
hard disk
turnaround document
OMR
digital forensics
48. 8 bits grouped together. basic storage unit in memory. Each byte has an address
byte
plaintext
RAM
ciphertext
49. Magentic ink character recognition devices read text printed with magnetized ink. Readers read numbers at the bottom of the checks
unethical employees
connector
MICR
program
50. Some viruses are hidden in it - which are instructions saved in software such as word processing or spreadsheet program
OSP
honeypot
expansion slot
macros