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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of notebook comp that is smaller and less powerful than a normal notebook comp






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






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






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






5. Privately owned and limited to a specific vendor or computer model.






6. Provide Wi Fi to mobile computers or devices






7. Contain permanently writeen data - instructions - and information






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. A small flat rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.






12. Builds and maintains lists of words found on websites. Useful for search engines






13. Special software to listen to audio






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






15. Dish shaped antenna for internet connection






16. Cables - telephone lines - radio networks - satellites






17. 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






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






19. Communications activity. Handled by NSFnet.






20. Someone who uses internet to destroy or damage computers for political reasons.






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






22. Reorganizing it so that the files are store in continous sectors






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






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






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






26. A type of always on connection that is established between two communications devices. better than dial up line






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






28. A communications device that enables a computer or device that does not have a built in networking capability to access a network






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






30. Encrypted data






31. Major carriers of network traffic






32. Slightly slower than L1 cache but has higher capacity. (advanced transfer cache)






33. Needed generally to participate in a newsgroup






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






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






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






37. A utility that reorgnizes the files and unused space on a computers hard disk so that the operating system accesses data quickly and programs run faster






38. Does not require a newsreader - easier to use than a newsgroup






39. Transmission media on which the data - instructions - information travel.






40. Contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying an electrical current






41. Hardware - software - data - people - procedures






42. Controls access to hardware - software - and other resources on the network and provides a central storage area for programs - data - and info.






43. Smallest element in an electronic image






44. Started the internet as a networking project






45. Allows the processor to communicate with peripherals.






46. The original article and all subsequent related replies






47. Occurs when the incoming electrical power increases. Can cause immediate and permanent damage to hardware






48. The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors






49. Optical mark recognition reads hand drawn marks such as circles or rectangles.






50. Two or more computers transfer data - instructions - and information.