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






2. 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.






3. Smallest element in an electronic image






4. Instead of port - jack is used to identify audio or video ports.






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






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






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






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






9. Uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices.






10. Communications activity. Handled by NSFnet.






11. The technology of authenticating a persons identity by verifying a personal characteristic.






12. A program that displays an online advertisement in a pop up. spyware can be hidden in adware






13. The use of computer or network with out permission






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






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






16. 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






17. Can connect multiple types of devices that require faster data transmission speeds.






18. Continues to operate when one of its components fails - ensuring that no data is lost






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






20. Sends documents to be printed to a buffer instead of sending them immediately to the printer.






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






22. Digital video intefaceenables digital signals to translate directly to the LCD monitor.






23. A temporary connection that uses one or more analog telphone lines for communications.






24. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor provides high speeds and consumes little power. Used by RAM - flash memory - and other memory chips. USes battery power






25. 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






26. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music - and other media in hyperlinked documents.






27. Uses email as a vehicle for extortion. Threaten users if they are not paid a sum of money






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






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






30. Short for key generator creats software registration numbers and sometimes activation codes.






31. Simple mail transfer protocol is a communications protocol used by some outgoing mail servers.






32. Processor begins to fetch a second instruction before it completes the full machine cycle






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






34. 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






35. Latest version of Post office Protocol






36. Used to gain competitive advantage






37. Smaller than heat sink cools processors in notebook comps






38. Local area network- network tat connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home






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






40. Standard specifies that computers and devices on the networl share or pass a special signal called a token in a unidirectional manner and in a preset order. only one token per network






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






42. A series of network standards that specifies how two wireless devices communicate over the air with each other. MIMO






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






44. Faster - higher quality than ink jet. Uses toner that sticks to the page from a combo of pressure and heat.






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






46. Pressure sensitive eraser shaped pointing device






47. A metropolitan area network is a high speed netwrok that connects local area networks. contains LANs






48. A motion sensing mouse - allows you to control objects by moving the mouse in predetermined directions through air






49. Method that uses multiple processors to execute a single program or task requires special software that recognizes how to divide the problemand bring results back together






50. Control unit- part of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations on the computer.