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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. Connects the processor to cache.






2. Health care professions conduct live conferences on the computer






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






4. Storage over an internet service






5. Small capacity built directly in the processor chip






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






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






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






9. Dual inline memory module forms two sets of contact






10. A stationary pointing devoce with a ball on its top or side with one or two buttons like a mouse.






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






12. When businesses use the internet to sell products






13. Virtual reality is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagines environment that appears in a 3d space.






14. ...






15. Internet teephony- enables users to speak to other users over the internet






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






17. 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






18. Where ram resides - a small circuit board (RIMM - SIMM - DIMM)






19. A communications device that sends and recieves data and info to and from digital line






20. Donated for public use has no copyright restrictions






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. A device that enables you to join a port and a connector that are both male or female






28. Dish shaped antenna for internet connection






29. Is an online area in which isers have wrtten discussions about a particular subject.






30. 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






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






32. MFP is a single devce that looks like a printer or copy machine but provides the functionality of a printer - copier - scanner - and fax






33. A computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer






34. Federally funded internet security research and development center






35. Transmits data via infared light waves.. Both computer and device must have the port for it to work






36. The smallest unit of disk space that stores data and info






37. Human speech is bc of its continous signal that vary in strength and quality






38. Electronic data interchange which defines how data transmits across telephone lines or other means. Minimal peperwork for businesses






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






40. DoS attack is an assult whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the Web or email






41. The fastest most powerful computer






42. The point at which a peripheral attahes to or communicates with a system unit so that the peripheral can send data or recive info from the computer






43. 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






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






45. Smaller than heat sink cools processors in notebook comps






46. Internet access that takes place when the modem in your computer connects to the Internet via a standard telephone line that transmits data and information using an analog (continuous wave pattern) signal.






47. On the motherboard hold memory modules






48. CPU. Interprets and carries out basic instructions that operate the computer. (On motherboard)






49. Perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal or financial info.






50. The standard that outlines characteristics of how two network devices communicate