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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Builds and maintains lists of words found on websites. Useful for search engines






2. A rectangular opeining that typically holds disk drives.






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






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






5. Picure messaging can occur from mobile to mobile and mobile to email






6. Accepts the transmission of data - instructions - or info






7. Accesses a computer or network illegally but has the intent of destroying data - stealing info - or other malicious actions.






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






9. The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices - machines - or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently.






10. Consumer consumer e commerce.






11. 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






12. Combines several GIF images ina single GIF file.






13. Instant messaging - Mobile to mobile - mobile to personal computer - web to mobile






14. Can be peropheral or chip - creates sound from digital instructions.






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






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






17. A single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers - insulting material - woven material - plastic outer coating - often used by cable television






18. Dish shaped antenna for internet connection






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






20. Communications device that connects multiple computers or other routers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network






21. 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






22. The number of bytes a storage medium can hold






23. The amount of data - instructions - and information that can travel over communications channel






24. 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






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






26. Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.






27. A program that restricts access to certain material on the web






28. A digital code attached to an electronic message or document - which is unique and which can be used to authenticate the sender or owner. Most often used in electronic commerce.






29. Data that has been processed in a useful form- text - graphics - audio - video






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






31. Mathematical formula that generates a code from the contents of the message






32. The layout of the computers and devices ina cmonnunications network. Star - bus - ring.






33. 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






34. The destructive event or prank the program intended to deliver






35. Moving pictures experts group is a popular video compression standard






36. Graphic file (JPEG - GIF) slowly replacing GIF






37. 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






38. Hardware componenet that enables a computer to transmit and recieve data - instructions - and info to and from computers.






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. Small capacity built directly in the processor chip






41. Smallest element in an electronic image






42. PGP an encryption program






43. Radio frequency identification is a technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object. Can contain antenna and memory chips






44. Rambus inline memory module house RDRAM chips






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






46. Provides a means of sharing distributing and searching through documents by converting them unti a format that can be viewed by any user.






47. 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






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






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






50. Amount of time it takes for the processor to read data - instructions - and information from memory. Directly affects processing data time.